librarypunk
A leftist library worker podcast.
Thu, March 27, 2025
148 - Censorship is a Drag feat. Jason and Jordan
This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional risks, and reacting to the latest administration’s onslaught against queer people. Order Censorship is a Drag here: https://litwinbooks.com/books/censorship-is-a-drag/ Media mentioned The Joy of Gay Sex: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-joy-of-gay-sex-charles-silversteinfelice-picano Sara Ahmed’s works The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sara-ahmed/the-feminist-killjoy-handbook/9781541603752/?lens=seal-press Bri Watson join Homosaurus call: https://bsky.app/profile/brimwats.com/post/3lkvvyv4szk2w Form for Homosaurus: https://forms.gle/tADEnq9qPYk3e5eE6 Fairhope Public Library story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/alabama-fairhope-public-library-book-bans Indigenous metadata projects to look into: Maori: https://natlib.govt.nz/librarians/nga-upoko-tukutuku Others: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/Indiglibrarianship/knowledgeorganizations Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/r8istne2 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Fri, March 07, 2025
147 - Patmos Public Library with Josh from TWOAPW
We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and censorship of LGTBQ materials. https://www.worstpossible.world/ https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench TWOAPW Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd Media Mentioned Segment: https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances/ Why it’s called the Patmos library: https://hudsedfound.org/what-we-do/engage-alumni/marvinandjunepatmos.html Whose Children Are They: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559276/ Reporting from the time of the initial removal vote: https://www.metrotimes.com/news/conservative-michigan-town-defunds-library-over-lgbtq-book-30736450 https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/upset-over-lgbtq-books-michigan-town-defunds-its-library-tax-vote https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/jamestown-township-library-close-failed-millage-lgbtq/69-021f241b-611c-4856-bd7f-0994f967e714 Go Fund Me set up: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-patmos-library-for-2023 Reporting on the failure of the second vote: https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/11/patmos-library-millage-fails-again-following-controversy-over-lgbtq-books.html MLA statement after second vote: https://www.milibraries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1375:statement-on-patmos-library-millage---news---michigan-library-association&catid=44:news-advocacy&Itemid=311 Funding approved:
Fri, February 28, 2025
146 - Overdose community response in libraries feat. Samantha and Nicole
We’re talking with Nicole of Brave Co-op about their overdose sensors, and Samantha of Guelph Public Library. Trigger warning: death by overdose is mentioned several times Media mentioned https://www.brave.coop/about Welcoming Streets Guelph: https://guelphchc.ca/welcoming-streets/ Hope House Guelph: https://www.hopehouseguelph.ca/ Facts on Narcan and fent test strips in Texas: https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/healthcare-news-202301_Fentanyl_Facts.aspx Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/j4gauhdc
Fri, February 21, 2025
145 - Queer Liberation Library with Avi and Amber
We're talking with QLL about who they are and what they do! Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/queerliblib Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queerliblib/?hl=en Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/queerliblib.bsky.social Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@queerliblib Media mentioned https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/queer-liberation-library-offers-free-lgbtq-books-response-wave-school-rcna156463 https://xtramagazine.com/culture/books/queer-libraries-book-bans-activism-255227 https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/library_sp/68/ https://www.gaycity.org/library-information/ Donate: https://givebutter.com/J9nhcW Preorder The Emperor of Gladness (% of pre-order proceeds go to QLL): https://sites.prh.com/emperor-of-gladness/preorder/
Fri, February 14, 2025
144 - BIBFRAME must die
It’s in the title. Media mentioned BIBFRAME Must Die,Jeff Edmunds https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/fc19faee-70b9-44b3-9346-18e40a2cd990 BIBFRAME Must Die, Part II: the Official RDA Toolkit, JEFF EDMUNDS https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/40be29ce-4342-475f-b380-d8ed065b3643 BIBFRAME Must Die, Part III: A Brief History of the Future of Cataloging https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/6100de9a-5f6f-400f-90ea-fe517d16152d “Missing the MARC: Utilization of MARC fields in the search process.” https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1314&context=lib_pubs Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/ssabs0oo Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Mon, January 27, 2025
143 - Peer Mentoring (PeMento) and Your Growing Career feat. Rachel
We’re talking with Rachel about peer mentoring, networking, friend groups, and how we’re navigating the online social space. What experiences do we have with peers, how is engagement changing after COVID? Media mentioned “They didn’t teach this in Library School” Against The Grain 30, no. 6 (2019) https://issuu.com/against-the-grain/docs/atg_v30-6 https://pemento.org/ Descriptive presentation at Charleston 2022 https://youtu.be/_mkHudh_LAg?si=gSril-1fQa9Ue344 ) Amplifying Historically Marginalized Voices Through Open Pedagogy in Rethinking Institutional Repositories p.219 Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/g1wgo1nk Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Mon, December 30, 2024
142 - Library publishing and NISO feat. Mike Nason
This week we have Mike Nason on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core. https://bsky.app/profile/ahemnason.bsky.social Media referenced Better Practices in Journal Metadata https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/metadata-practices/en/ (NISO) JAV Revision + Draft https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/jav-revision PIDs and Open Infrastructure Deck https://slides.com/ahemnason/pids-osi-2024 Identifying Metadata Quality Issues Across Cultures (preprint) https://osf.io/6fykh Mike’s https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-8489 Getting Found, Staying Found: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/getting-found-staying-found/en/ Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/k67htspf Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Thu, December 19, 2024
141 - Library Futures feat. Jennie Rose Halperin
We’re talking about Library Futures! All of them! All at once! CDL, ebook contracts, opera, genAI, and some surprisingly deep Jennie-lore. https://www.libraryfutures.net/who-we-are https://bsky.app/profile/littlewow.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/libraryfutures.bsky.social Media mentioned The End of Ownership https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/ UC AI-generated course: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/comparative-literature-zrinka-stahuljak-artificial-intelligence?taid=6755debeb8836e000133c355 New Research Report: OER in Public Libraries: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/new-research-report-oer-in-public-libraries Hoopla content issues: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/hooplas-content-problem Storm Center (1956) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049800/ Library Futures ebook legislation: https://www.libraryfutures.net/library-futures-ebooks-policy-paper How to Read a Contract: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/how-to-read-a-contract Library Freedom Project vendor scorecard: https://libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Library-Freedom-Vendor-Scorecard-110719.pdf Authors Alliance - Developing a public interest training commons of books: https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/12/05/developing-a-public-interest-training-commons-of-books/ I think AI should leave: https://violetbfox.info/against-ai/ Justin’s word list: https://pastecode.io/s/s3kq4kzo More from Library Futures https://cats.libraryfutures.net/ https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/685877/US-Election---the-risk-for-libraries.htm <a href='https://syllabus.pirate.care/topic/piratecar
Fri, December 06, 2024
140 - Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas feat. Katherine and Brandon
This week we’re interviewing Brandon and Katherine on metadata related to indigenous issues, but we of course stray into many other topics. Katherine: https://linktr.ee/katwitzig Brandon: bcastle [at] umass [dot] edu Media mentioned https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZtaU2XZlPEhmIW1OV7k8O PCC Task Group Charge: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/Metadata-Related-to-Indigenous-Peoples-Americas-TG-charge.pdf Preliminary Report (PCC Task Group for Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas): https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/Metadata-Related-to-Indigenous-Peoples-Americas-TG-preliminary-report.pdf Short article on our work in Descriptive Notes (blog of Society of American Archivists): https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/taking-on-the-challenge-pccs-metadata-justice-work-for-indigenous-communities/ https://www.landgrabu.org/ https://localcontexts.org/ https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/ https://ailanet.org/ Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/ck3tz6ym Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Fri, November 22, 2024
139 - How library workers can provide community support during a Trump presidency
What can library workers actually do within their institutional limitations? Media mentioned https://www.404media.co/leaked-documents-show-what-phones-secretive-tech-graykey-can-unlock-2/ https://www.blackrosefed.org/anarchists-in-the-labor-movement-4/ https://github.com/rechelon/zine_library https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/ https://ssd.eff.org/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/3h472fne
Mon, October 14, 2024
138 - Hiring Librarians feat. Emily Weak
This week we’re talking with Emily Weak from Hiring Librarians and answering listener questions about getting the MLS, job hunting, and more! https://x.com/HiringLib https://emilyweak.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/hiringlibrarians.com https://livingwage.mit.edu/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/rakyczca
Fri, September 27, 2024
137 - Copyright Mythology
We’re getting into our favorite copyright myths and some copyright related news. Media mentioned Tattoo copyright news: https://apnews.com/article/kat-von-d-tattoo-trial-miles-davis-388d1831c0a065b096fe4f69fe8a224e Wiley news, sells rights to AI https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-set-to-earn-44m-from-ai-rights-deals-confirms-no-opt-out-for-authors https://fanlore.org/wiki/Disclaimer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_fan_fiction https://fanlore.org/wiki/Disclaimer https://www.eff.org/pages/eff-screen-lock-images-new-logo Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/q0qhmqpg
Mon, September 16, 2024
136 - The New Flesh feat. Adam Jones
We’re joined by Adam Jones from Acid Horizon to talk about cybernetics and systems of control. We talk about how systems of control impact libraries, and how cybernetics can help us see the connections between different systems. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Media Mentioned Acid Horizon podcast: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Anti-Oculus https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734147/anti-oculus-by-acid-horizon/ "Queer Animality", Animacies: Biopolitics, Racial Mattering, and Queer Affect, Mel Y. Chen. https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/1652/chapter-abstract/178668/Queer-Animality?redirectedFrom=fulltext Trap Door : https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262544894/trap-door/ That Particular Flavor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrust_That_Particular_Flavor Resisting AI https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/resisting-ai Work Without the Worker https://www.versobooks.com/products/2518-work-without-the-worker Heike Bauer, ‘Burning Sexual Subjects: Books, Homophobia and the Nazi Destruction of the Institute of Sexual Science in Berlin’, in Book Destruction from the Medieval to the Contemporary, eds. Partington and Smyth (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), pp. 17–33. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137367662_2 Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/y926mbqh
Wed, August 28, 2024
135 - The Once and Future Linked Open Data feat. Dorothea and Jonny
The gang talks about linked open data. What did we learn in library school? What’s the future? Where does it fall off a cliff? Media mentioned https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/graph-types/ The Ethics of Sustaining Linked Data Infrastructure https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/430f30bf-e029-483d-b1c8-d7e9bb430a8e Aaron Swartz unfinished book https://web.archive.org/web/20220512132144/https://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00481ED1V01Y201302WBE005 Tim Berners Lee https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Overview.html https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/RDFnot.html https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111938123937338008 https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111939286501257910 https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111731459659839112 https://jon-e.net/surveillance-graphs/#knowledge-graphs-a-backbone-in-the-surveillance-economy http://microblogging.infodocs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/publishing_bnb_as_lod.pdf https://www.oclc.org/en/news/releases/2024/20240507-introducing-oclc-meridian.html Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript (plaintext): https://pastecode.io/s/qundkp0n
Tue, August 20, 2024
134 - Museum Ethics feat. Brigit
This week we’re talking about museums, ethics, and taxonomy. Probably other stuff too! Media mentioned https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/geocurator/vol7/geocurator_7_6.pdf#page=14 "FRONTIERS TO SCIENCE: FREE TRADE AND MUSEUM ETHICS" by Tristram P. Besterman, 2001 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69005527 "US curator denies smuggling scorpions and spiders from Istanbul" BBC News, 2024 https://webarchive.unesco.org/web/20230926050719/https://en.unesco.org/cultnatlaws/list The web archived version of the UNESCO database for national cultural heritage laws, which ....they've taken down from their website for some reason? I was literally working from this list last year so idk what happened https://www.audubon.org/news/the-history-and-evolution-migratory-bird-treaty-act The Audubon website's heavily summarised history of the MBTA; pay particular note to the blurbs under 1900 and 1916 https://www.ducks.org/ The Ducks Unlimited website. Note Conservation and Hunting as top two tabs. https://www.ducks.ca/about/our-partners/ The Ducks Unlimited Canada website page of corporate partners! Count the number of oil pipelines! https://pridesource.com/article/stomping-spots-queer-feelings-for-a-bad-bug-heading-to-michigan Episode transcript in HTML (download to view): https://pastecode.io/s/e7ye92tz Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Mon, July 08, 2024
133 - Pentiment feat. All Gamers Are Bastards
We’re joined by All Gamers Are Bastards to talk about Pentiment, a mystery game with an opening similar to the novel/film Name of the Rose (1986) in many ways. Time for the history boys to drop some historiography. https://soundcloud.com/agabpod https://x.com/agabpod https://x.com/kayandskittles https://x.com/laborkyle Kay’s other podcast and YouTube show https://x.com/vgatwtoe https://www.youtube.com/@KayAndSkittles Kyle’s other podcasts https://x.com/horrorvanguard https://x.com/profaneshow Media mentioned Kay’s video: Two Games About History (And Why You Should Care) https://youtu.be/A1ibaKebZjo?si=wY_gStTszO9a_Uz3 https://forgottencitygame.com/ Episode transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/xiawczu3
Wed, July 03, 2024
132 - Death Glitch feat. Tamara Kneese
This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? Should you be planning now? Mormon transhumanists! All this and more! Death Glitch: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/ Media mentioned Tamara’s presentation at the Mormon Transhumanist Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfjjwmJ1Hc Anya Bernstein Russian immortalists in the 19th century https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/people/anya-bernstein Jacob Boss https://aiandfaith.org/featured-interview-jacob-boss https://www.wired.com/story/using-generative-ai-to-resurrect-the-dead-will-create-a-burden-for-the-living/ Episode transcript: https://pastebin.com/0RWi1j5R
Mon, June 24, 2024
131 - Close-Up (1990)
Movie night again! We’re talking about the film Close-Up about a strange case of fraud in Iran surrounding a film director, made by a film director who was part of the events because he wanted to make a movie about it. The layers! Media Mentioned https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165628/http://www.projectorhead.in/one/closeup.html https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1492-close-up-prison-and-escape https://sabzian.be/text/%E2%80%9Cambient-genocide%E2%80%9D
Mon, May 13, 2024
130 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 4
This week we’re doing a news roundup on book bans. We also cover Gaza protests and radical literature as police propaganda, and what library workers can do to archive and support the current protests. Media mentioned https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/16/library-legislation-restrictions-protections/ https://x.com/librarypunk/status/1786563891893342537 LFP Vendor Scorecard: https://github.com/alisonLFP/libraryfreedominstitute/blob/master/LFI2/finalprojects/Library%20Freedom-%20Vendor%20Scorecard-%20110719.pdf https://litwinbooks.com/books/feminist-pedagogy-for-library-instruction/ VandeBurgt, M. M., Rodgers, B. M., & Brown, K. (2021). Testimonies: The rewards and challenges of letting their voices be heard. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(5), 102420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102420 Journal of Radical Librarianship https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/issue/view/12 Related: http://radicalreference.info/ Baltimore Uprising: A Teen Epistolary: https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/59859/ Youtube Video Downloader Justin Recommends: https://www.4kdownload.com/-54 https://archive.ph/ https://climatemirror.org/ https://github.com/iipc/awesome-web-archiving https://pitchfork.com/news/steve-albini-storied-producer-and-icon-of-the-rock-underground-dies-at-61/ https://soundcloud.com/poddamnamerica/the-problem-with-spotify-w-steve-albini Zines and Distros https://linktr.ee/mbtadistro https://haters.noblogs.org/zines/ https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/ https://www.autistici.org/fugitivedistro/
Fri, May 03, 2024
129 - Tumblr, Vtubers, and Ana Valens
We’re talking with Ana Valens! Internet culture, learning about yourself, and vtubing. https://twitter.com/acvalens Readings Tumblr Porn by Ana Valens (Remember the Internet, Vol. 1): https://instarbooks.itch.io/tumblr-porn-by-ana-valens-remember-the-internet-vol-1 Trans Women and Smut: The 4 Worst Tropes From Porn Artists | [Sex Ed Video Essay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf_aLAuCtE Why Don't Games Journalists Cover Adult Games? It's Complicated. And Getting Worse.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m8C_gkvXGA Public sex is at the center of a queer culture war: https://cashmeremag.com/public-sex-lgbtq-845525/ Pixiv's NSFW Ban In The US & UK, Explained — And Why DLSite Still Doesn't Have MasterCard & Visa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMdpWC-ReIA Media mentioned https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-kill-the-couple-in-your-head https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trans-bodies-trans-selves-9780199325351 https://opendistro.net/
Mon, April 22, 2024
128 - Invest in Open Infrastructure
In an ep to coincide with the release of Infra Finder, we’re joined by Chrys and Lauren from Invest in Open Infrastructure to talk about the release, open source challenges, IT supply chains, and more! https://investinopen.org/ https://infrafinder.investinopen.org https://investinopen.org/blog/blog-introducing-infra-finder/ Reasonable Costs projects: https://investinopen.org/blog/the-cost-and-price-of-public-access-to-research-data/ http://investinopen.org/blog/infra-finder-your-hub-for-finding-infrastructure-services-enabling-open-research-and-scholarship Media mentioned UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science: https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science/about?hub=686 Nelson Memo: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-access-Memo.pdf Holden Memo: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf Gates Foundation Open Access Policy: https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/ https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/ending-profiteering-from-publicly-funded-research/ https://www.heliosopen.org/ https://openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/ https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/scholarly-publishing/uc-open-access-policies-background/presidential/
Fri, April 19, 2024
127 - Book Bans at FVRL and Gary Wilson
We’re talking with Quill and RiotDad about the community side of the response to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and local school board issues surrounding transmisia, book bans in school and public libraries, and how to push back. Salary petition, board email/phone, and template email are in the notes. Email trustees@fvrl.org (Template email below) Trustees phone contact: 360-906-5011 Attend meetings through FVRL website fvrl.org/board/trustees Sign petition for FVRL staff salaries: https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=34850778&algorithm=promoted&grid_position=5&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbwMe%2FqWz6hhNDJhOWQwNw%3D%3D Readings https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/dec/06/opposition-to-drag-queen-story-hours-roils-fvrlibraries/ FVRL Board Meeting 2/20/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_r6NqOlEi0 FVRL employees testimony https://keepthelibrarysafeforchildren.com/author/keepthelibrary/ Librarian Calls Police On Mom (Olga Hodges) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqg-TBqPw0 2023 voters pamphlet (page 50) Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Email template for FVRL Board of Trustees Dear Board of Trustees, I am writing to express my ongoing support for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) and its commitment to inclusivity for queer and trans community members. Members of the community have inspired me by attending Board meetings to counter misinformation regarding the Drag Queen Story Hour and other LGBTQ+ materials. I applaud their dedication and now wish to add my voice in their support. Also, during a recent meeting, dedicated FVRL employees and WPEA union members shared their struggles with low wages and an unsustainable workload due to high staff turnover. Starting salaries at minimum wage and capped wages force many to live in poverty. Employees are burdened with performing duties outside their job descriptions simply to keep branches functioning. I stand with these employees and the WPEA. I urge the Board to take immediate action
Mon, April 15, 2024
126 - Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Movie night. We’re learning about the cutting edge of postmodernist impact from the Internet in 2016. Media mentioned https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275828/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_and_Behold,_Reveries_of_the_Connected_World https://walkerart.org/magazine/minnesota-declaration-truth-documentary-cinema-1999/ https://walkerart.org/magazine/werner-herzog-minnesota-declaration-2017-addendum https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/ https://qz.com/778747/an-early-internet-pioneer-says-the-construction-of-the-web-is-crippling-our-thinking https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectroBOOM/comments/1772skr/server_room_goals/ https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/24/the-ecstatic-truth
Mon, April 08, 2024
125 - FVRL and WPEA Union
This week we’re joined by Derya of the WPEA to talk about the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and the library staff represented by the union fighting for a living wage. Check the notes to see how you can help support them! https://nwlaborpress.org/2024/03/low-paid-librarians-fed-up-in-vancouver/ https://www.thestand.org/2024/02/take-action-raises-for-sw-washington-librarians-overdue/ (article #1) FVRL Board: Pay your library workers livable wages! (thestand.org) (article #2-following the action) Media mentioned Joe Clement did this piece on the Old Mole Radio Variety Hour , and it contains research resources as well as public testimony audio captured from Nerissa, Carmen, Abbie, and Derya from the latest Board meeting on March 18. https://truthout.org/articles/public-private-partnerships-are-quietly-hollowing-out-our-public-libraries/ https://www.lsslibraries.com/ https://twitter.com/wylie_alan FVRL Board Meeting 2/20/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_r6NqOlEi0 Old Mole Variety Hour on libraries upcoming April 8 https://kboo.fm/media/120834-old-mole-variety-hour-april-8-2024 Contact the FVRL Board The problem and the solution are simple: Fort Vancouver Regional Library workers are grossly underpaid, and they must be paid a living wage. We are asking the community at large to speak up for libraries by telling the FVRL Board to approve the allocation of funds to ensure the dignity of a living wage for all FVRL workers. Sign petition https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=34850778&algorithm=promoted&grid_position=5&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbwMe%2FqWz6hhNDJhOWQwNw%3D%3D <li style=
Mon, March 25, 2024
124 - Bloch and Utopia feat. Jon
We’re talking about Jon’s upcoming book on Bloch and how libraries are or are not models of utopia. Pre-order Jon's book: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-bloch Horror Vanguard: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500 Media mentioned https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ https://www.akpress.org/resist-everything-except-temptation.html https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wilde-oscar/soul-man/index.htm kt0E46n9mnbpPWHnc2Nd
Fri, March 01, 2024
123 - David Demchuk
We’re talking about how the book sausage gets made! Publishing, publishers, libraries, horror, queerness, and maybe even some literal human sausage making. https://twitter.com/david_demchuk https://bsky.app/profile/daviddemchuk.com https://hazlitt.net/feature/where-monsters-are-made Media mentioned Cruising (1980) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080569/ Eric LaRocca, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke https://ericlarocca.com/about Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt, Cuckoo . https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Hailey Piper, https://www.haileypiper.com/ Joe Koch, https://horrorsong.blog/ Suzan Palumbo, https://suzanpalumbo.wordpress.com/ Feeding Hannibal: A Connoisseur's Cookbook https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feeding-hannibal-janice-poon/1123457647 Tender Is the Flesh https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tender-Is-the-Flesh/Agustina-Bazterrica/9781982150921 On the Line: New Gay Fiction https://www.amazon.com/Line-New-Gay-Fiction/dp/0895940493 Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth The Borrowers Madeleine L'Engle , A Wrinkle in Time Rosemary’s Baby Thomas Trion, The Other The Haunting of Hill House Gerard Boesche, Feral The Stepford Wives The Exorcist John Updike John Cheever Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint Margaret Atwood, Life Before Man , A Handmaid’s Tale , Alias Grace David’s favourite contemporary queer/trans+ horror writers Eric LaRocca Gretchen Felker-Martin Hailey Piper Joe Koch Suzan Palumbo Adam Pottle Allison Rumfitt Lee Mandelo Kingfisher A.C. Wise Sam J. Miller Ashley Deng Jordan Shiveley Nino Cipri Chuck Tingle
Sat, February 17, 2024
122 - Dr. Chuck Tingle
This week we’re talking to the world’s greatest author, what else is there to say? Pre-order Bury Your Gays: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250874658/buryyourgays Chuck’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chucktingle Media mentioned TLA post by Chuck: https://www.tumblr.com/drchucktingle/739065274126499840/the-texas-library-association-tells-chuck-tingle
Wed, February 14, 2024
121 - Info Seeking Behaviors of Queer Folks feat. Audrey
It’s our Valentine’s Day episode! RFTB https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/ Data Transfer https://open.spotify.com/show/71DUoMdvyGDfWqDx2uvTGC Bluesky @Aud Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk Media mentioned Reddit segment: https://www.reddit.com/r/Library/s/lWgNJFVxif Coyne (2022) “We have to figure it out ourselves”: Transfeminine adolescents’ online sexual experiences and recommendations for supporting their sexual health and wellbeing Ma 2022 Patterns of online relationship seeking among transgender and gender diverse adolescents: Advice for others and common inquiries. Skeen (2024) The intersectional social patterning of early-COVID-era digital intimacies among transgender and gender-diverse young adults: effects on peri-pandemic sexual decision-making Rothbauer (2004) The Internet in the Reading Accounts of Lesbian and Queer Young Women: Failed Searches and Unsanctioned Reading. https://openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3Agcd%3A4%3A11553252/detailv2?sid=ebsco%3Aplink%3Ascholar&id=ebsco%3Agcd%3A19872901&crl=c Primed: The Back Pocket Guide for Trans Men and the Men Who Dig Them | Rainbow Health Ontario
Mon, February 05, 2024
120 - British Library Hack
We're covering the British Library hack and its fallout. Media mentioned https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/comments/1aeq1ek/library_moral_dilemma_from_a_while_ago/ https://www.ft.com/content/4be5d468-0cc3-4881-a5fb-b5d0163de93e https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2010/long-term-access-digital-information.html (Dorothea mentioned) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rhysida-ransomware-gang-claims-british-library-cyberattack/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/08/british_library_finances_remain_healthy/?is=b78b52a0bbc1b1a4c4446480c8d59b7f8abf7ac5db44dcfceee6104ddb4dab4f https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/24/rhysida-the-new-ransomware-gang-behind-british-library-cyber-attack https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/15/british-library-cyber-attack-staff-users-analysis Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk
Mon, January 29, 2024
119 - Privacy (and sex!) feat. Digital Shred Privacy Literacy Initiative
This week we're talking about privacy literacy. Instruction, workshops, and how your data ends up all over the place. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk [shorter LOEX conference paper] Transforming Privacy Literacy Instruction: From Surveillance Theory to Teaching Practice [longer book chapter] The Promise of Theory-Informed Pedagogy: Building a Privacy Literacy Program [for browsing] Open-licensed privacy literacy curriculum Private Bits: Privacy, Intimacy, and Consent might be of particular interest Dark Patterns: Surveillance Capitalism and Business Ethics deals with data brokerage (a la Becky Yoose and Nick Shockey’s work for SPARC) #ForYou: Algorithms & the Attention Economy reimagines media literacy for algorithmic information environments ACRL Sandbox entries (complete with lesson plans) Workshop guides (teaching & learning materials, also linked from the Sandbox) Digital Shred Privacy Literacy Toolkit: https://sites.psu.edu/digitalshred/ https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/practicing-privacy-literacy-academic-libraries-theories-methods-and-cases Media Mentioned 1890 harvard law paper on right to privacy https://www.jstor.org/stable/1321160 “Nobody Sees It, Nobody Gets Mad”: Social Media, Privacy, and Personal Responsibility Among Low-SES Youth https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2056305117710455 Privacy Literacy and Its Problems. https://openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3Agcd%3A6%3A19315958/detailv2?sid=ebsco%3Aplink%3Ascholar&id=ebsco%3Agcd%3A133682180&crl=c Lawrence Lessig Pathetic Dot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathetic_dot_theory https://stopncii.org/ https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ Shame Machine <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books
Thu, January 18, 2024
118 - Queer Internet History feat. Dr. Alex Ketchum
Download some sage jpegs and ponder the AI, we’re talking with Alex about queer Internet histories, LGBTQ2S+ archives, email archiving, feminist restaurants, and technopaganism. Be sure to check out the notes on this one! https://www.alexketchum.ca Register for the Queer Food Conference: https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/registration.html Media mentioned https://www.lgbtqarchives.com/ Disrupting Disruptions: https://www.feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.com/ Cait McKinney, Information Activism: https://www.dukeupress.edu/information-activism Deep Sniff: https://www.adamzmith.com/deep-sniff-poppers-book The Log Books: https://www.thelogbooks.org/ Hannah Zeavin, The Distance Cure: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262045926/the-distance-cure/ Google study [pdf]: https://downloads.webis.de/publications/papers/bevendorff_2024a.pdf?ref=404media.co 40 years of magic on the web: https://airtable.com/appBlKZqOs8ATBq6f/shr1SocSlfKqSP8YV Report on the State of Resources Provided to Support Scholars Against Harassment, Trolling, and Doxxing While Doing Public Media Work: https://medium.com/@alexandraketchum/report-on-the-state-of-resources-provided-to-support-scholars-against-harassment-trolling-and-401bed8cfbf1 Missing Datasets: https://github.com/MimiOnuoha/missing-datasets Moya Bailey, #transform(ing)DH Writing and Research: An Autoethnography of Digital Humanities and Feminist Ethics https://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/9/2/000209/000209.html The Historical Cooking Project: http://www.historicalcookingproject.com The Feminist Restaurant Project: http://www.thefeministrestaurantproject.com
Fri, January 12, 2024
117 - Copyright and Trademark Takedowns
We’re covering the Chuck Tingle thing. Also the damned mouse. Do we need DMCA for Trademarks? Who knows! Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk UPDATE on Tingle story at TLA: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/01/book-event-disinvites-queer-author-because-his-disability-aid-makes-others-uncomfortable/ Media Mentioned https://boxreceiver.medium.com/a-case-for-library-archives-boycott-and-divestment-exlibris-493737a911c5 . Chuck Tingle post: https://www.tumblr.com/drchucktingle/739065274126499840/the-texas-library-association-tells-chuck-tingle?source=share https://mashable.com/article/youtube-demontizes-public-domain-steamboat-willie-disney-copyright-claim Even 2023. Keeping the Good Faith: YouTube, Fair Use, and the DMCA Meyer n.d. https://theholmesfirm.com/takedown-notices-why-trademarks-and-copyrights-are-so-valuable-but-can-lead-to-damages-for-infringers/ Percival 2020. Social Networks, Counterfeit, and Contributory Trademark Infringement: Are Social Media Giants Still Protected Ten Years After Tiffany? https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1355&context=uoplawreview Dong 2022. https://jbipl.pubpub.org/pub/fzs4ru5v/release/2 Balancing the Interests of Trademark Owners and E-Commerce Platforms during the Internet Age
Wed, December 20, 2023
116 - Hijacked and Zombie Journals
We’re talking about more issues in scholcomm. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk Media mentioned Hijacked journals: https://www.science.org/content/article/leading-scholarly-database-listed-hundreds-papers-hijacked-journals Hbomberguy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDp3cB5fHXQ Weird MIT report on OA: https://access-to-science.pubpub.org/ Zombie journals: what’s left after editorial board leaves like Glossia/ Lingua https://www.openlibhums.org/news/656/ - Glossia/Lingua https://www.science.org/content/article/zombie-papers-wont-die-retracted-papers-notorious-fraudster-still-cited-years-later
Mon, December 11, 2023
115 - infoshops
We’re infoshopping. What are they? Justin ponders if they can make leather vests for straight people. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk Media mentioned Street Libraries: Infoshops and Alternative Reading Rooms - Chris Dodge This City Is An Archive: Squatting History and Urban Authority - Samuel Burgum, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20190323204714/http://lucyparsons.org/history.php https://web.archive.org/web/20011116035809/http://burn.ucsd.edu/~mai/texts/disco.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030223215959/http://burn.ucsd.edu/~mai/infoshops_defined.html https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-radical-bookstore https://radar.squat.net/en/groups/category/book-shop-info-shop-library https://slingshotcollective.org/ https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1235906145 The Radical Bookstore: Counterspace for Social Movements , by Kimberley Kinder West, Jessamyn. "On-the-Fly Reference." American Libraries 33.5 (2002): 54-57. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/09/01/library-birdwatching-programming-on-the-fly/
Fri, December 01, 2023
114 - The Great Book Robbery (2012)
We’re watching a documentary about Palestine! Libraries and museums are implicated in settler-colonialism and we’re gonna talk about it! Media mentioned Film: The Great Book Robbery: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/witness/2012/5/24/the-great-book-robbery Reddit Question: https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/comments/17w0bu8/other_trans_library_directors/ Salvage or Plunder? Israel's "Collection" of Private Palestinian Libraries in West Jerusalem: https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/42473 Overdue Books Paper: https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/78440#:~:text=At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20the,other%2C%20still%20in%20historic%20Palestine . Overdue Books Zine: https://librarianswithpalestine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Overdue-Books-AP-zine.pdf Antiquities Trafficking: https://2017-2021.state.gov/tackling-illicit-trafficking-of-antiquities-and-its-ties-to-terrorist-financing/ Hobby Lobby’s Hammurabi Robbing Hobby: Power and Appropriation at the Museum of the Bible: https://theijournal.ca/index.php/ijournal/article/view/39322 Other stuff related USPS General Delivery: https://faq.usps.com/s/article/What-is-General-Delivery Librarians with Palestine Readings and Resources: https://librarianswithpalestine.org/readings-and-resources/ Land Grab Universities: https://www.landgrabu.org/ Join the discord https://discord.gg/bYBNxPbT
Wed, November 22, 2023
113 - Privacy Policies at RELX feat. Becky Yoose
We’re joined to Becky to talk about the SPARC report on Science Direct! Data privacy, contracts, the big companies that have us over a barrel! Media mentioned https://zenodo.org/records/10078610 https://www.politico.eu/article/data-at-risk-amazon-security-threat/ https://librarytechnology.org/mergers/ https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/15122
Tue, November 14, 2023
112 - Day in the Life of Sadie
We let the ADD take over this episode. Media Mentioned https://newsguild.org/scholastic-workers-walk-out-to-protest-glaring-hypocrisy-by-the-childrens-publishing-powerhouse/ Join the discord: https://discord.gg/AJHpwx946
Mon, October 30, 2023
111 - Seizing the Means of Library Interoperability feat. Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow comes on to talk about his books The Internet Con and Chokepoint Capitalism and the applications to libraries. We talk interop, vendor contracts, and even writing productivity. Pre-order Cory’s new book The Lost Cause : https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865939/thelostcause Media mentioned https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/10/google-will-shield-ai-users-from-copyright-challenges-within-limits/ https://chokepointcapitalism.com/ https://www.versobooks.com/products/3035-the-internet-con DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751443/technofeudalism-by-yanis-varoufakis/ https://librarysimplified.org/
Thu, October 26, 2023
110 - Accessible Instruction Design w/ Anaya
This week we’re joined by Anaya to talk about accessibility! Interwebs, Libguides, buildings, Braille Playboy magazines, swear words! We cover it all. Media mentioned https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/comments/17alk55/bookseller_turned_librarian_associate/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaU6tI2pb3M https://accessibility.umich.edu/assistive-technology/instructional-accessibility-tips https://udlguidelines.cast.org/ https://dwcag.org/ https://ask.springshare.com/libguides/faq/1065 https://www.tiktok.com/@j2atv/video/7229460849893625131
Wed, October 18, 2023
109 - Walter Benjamin in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction feat. laborkyle and laborabby
Oh boy we’ve got something special! We’re joined again by laborkyle to talk about Walter Benjamin and his essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Also AI, fascism, and dreams. Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/laborkyle Profane Illuminations: Theology for Militants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeV314axro4 All Gamers Are Bastards: https://soundcloud.com/agabpod Media mentioned https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/ Discord: https://discord.gg/2CNQgjwgR
Thu, October 12, 2023
108 - Day in the Life of Justin
Same thing as with Jay, but now featuring Justin. Also some news. Discord: https://discord.gg/7WcvM7Xdq Media mentioned https://www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/court-blocks-push-to-close-dayton-library/article_b73f99a8-58bf-11ee-98ed-efcddf58abbd.html https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/fcc-announces-plans-to-reinstate-net-neutrality/
Fri, September 29, 2023
107 - Mütter Museum
We’re covering updates on the Mütter Museum’s exhibits, digital collections, and human remains policies. Media mentioned Segment: https://www.wired.com/story/prisoners-training-ai-finland/ Article that named Mütter Museum as one of Philly museums still holding indigenous remains: https://www.inquirer.com/news/native-american-remains-penn-temple-mutter-20230113.html (January 13, 2023) Original article that gained traction, there was an earlier one on the digital collections going down that might have prompted it: https://www.inquirer.com/news/mutter-museum-oddities-review-new-plan-20230603.html (Updated June 3, 2023) Petition in response to article: https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-integrity-of-the-m%C3%BCtter-museum Pro Quinn article that came out with Guardian piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/science/mutter-medical-museum.html (Aug 13, 2023) Most recent: https://whyy.org/articles/mutter-museum-public-engagement-program-collection-future/ (Sept 17, 2023) https://www.inquirer.com/arts/mutter-museum-human-remains-debate-town-halls-20230918.html ( Sept 18, 2023) Three Identical Strangers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7664504/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Immortal_Life_of_Henrietta_Lacks Twin Rabbit - Plains Sign & the Myth of Indigenous Illiteracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pogA7PQCtu0
Fri, September 22, 2023
106 - Day in the life of Jay
We’re going over the daily life of a library worker for those who are interested! First up: Jay! Media mentioned Segment: https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/article/view/96 https://youtu.be/v1eWIshUzr8?si=jc3ouGYgcJIlfJsx https://www.dukeupress.edu/complaint Discord: https://discord.gg/qTMg4v7Xu
Mon, September 11, 2023
105 - Storm Center (1956) feat. Horror Vanguard
This week we’re joined by Jon and Ash from Horror Vanguard to talk about the spookiest movie of the summer: Storm Center (1956). Horror Vanguard: https://linktr.ee/HorrorVanguard Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan Media Mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhLP8M9eXD8 https://www.culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts/poetry/item/2729-in-praise-of-communism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Brown_(librarian) Face to Face with Communism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jbMrXcVmw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproductive_futurism Hammer and Hoe https://uncpress.org/book/9781469625485/hammer-and-hoe/ https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/capitalist-realism-new-edition https://www.versobooks.com/products/2631-class-war https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867314/ https://www.librarypunk.gay/e/080-moms-for-libertymoms-for-libraries/ https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500/201-in-the-earth
Thu, September 07, 2023
104 - Intro to AI and Copyright
Justin and Jay both had to talk about this for work, so why not do an episode? Discord: https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan Media mentioned https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2023/08/29/appeals-court-rules-against-mandatory-deposit/#:~:text=In%20a%20decision%20handed%20down,violation%20of%20the%20takings%20clause . The Fear Of AI Just Killed A Very Useful Tool | Techdirt Large language models, explained with a minimum of math and jargon Introduction to Large Language Models and the Transformer Architecture | by Pradeep Menon Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright - The Verge Google and Universal Music working on licensing voices for AI-generated songs | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/generative-ai/ https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co. - Wikipedia . AI-Generated Art Lacks Copyright Protection, D.C. Court Says (1) AI-generated art cannot receive copyrights, US court says | Reuters
Fri, September 01, 2023
103 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 3
We’re doing another bad news roundup. And you know we’re Bataille posting! https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan Media mentioned Justin https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/publishers-booksellers-sue-texas-over-public-school-book-ban-2023-07-26/ Sadie https://www.thedailybeast.com/crowd-gives-campbell-county-library-board-in-wyoming-the-finger-after-library-director-is-fired Jay https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/07/attempt-to-remove-san-diego-librarys-lgbtq-books-backfires/ The Pornographic Imagination (Sontag) https://www.remittancegirl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/124506505-The-Pornographic-Imagination-by-Susan-Sontag.pdf https://repeaterbooks.com/product/postcapitalist-desire-the-final-lectures/
Thu, August 24, 2023
102 - Mastodon, Bluesky, and Bullshit Part 2 feat Jonny
Part 2! https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan Media mentioned https://jon-e.net/surveillance-graphs/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/microsoft-lost-keys-government-hacked/ https://dustycloud.org/blog/on-standards-divisions-collaboration/ https://jon-e.net/infrastructure/#forums--feeds (applicability of AP to publishing) https://mayfirst.coop/en/ https://www.e-flux.com/journal/65/336347/the-vectoralist-class/ https://www.versobooks.com/products/887-capital-is-dead https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710957/chokepoint-capitalism-by-cory-doctorow-and-rebecca-giblin/ https://piracy.solutions/
Fri, August 18, 2023
101 - Mastodon, Bluesky, and Bullshit Part 1 feat. Jonny Saunders
A two parter because we had so much to cover! Jonny joins us to explain Fediverse, ActivityPub, Bluesky, and other mysterious hives of villainy. How do preservation? Also: Microsoft lost the keys to their cloud. Also we started a discord! https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan Media mentioned https://jon-e.net/surveillance-graphs/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/microsoft-lost-keys-government-hacked/ https://dustycloud.org/blog/on-standards-divisions-collaboration/ https://jon-e.net/infrastructure/#forums--feeds (applicability of AP to publishing) https://mayfirst.coop/en/ https://www.e-flux.com/journal/65/336347/the-vectoralist-class/ https://www.versobooks.com/products/887-capital-is-dead https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710957/chokepoint-capitalism-by-cory-doctorow-and-rebecca-giblin/ https://piracy.solutions/
Thu, August 10, 2023
100 - We Made It
We do the closest thing to a bonus episode. We get meta: lifting the veil on how we do the podcast, what we listen to, and the friends we’ve made along the way. Also lots of copyright, AI, and Georges Bataille. Media mentioned https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/08/the-fear-of-ai-just-killed-a-very-useful-tool/ https://blog.shaxpir.com/taking-down-prosecraft-io-37e189797121 FSCI event: https://semanticclimate.org/p/en/events/fsci2023_event/ Carl Malamud corpus: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02895-8 https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/e/wet-tyrant-contest-feat-patrick-wyman/ https://tendersubjectpod.podbean.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_the_Eye Acid Horizon episodes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/georges-bataille-sustainability-and-climate-change/id1512615438?i=1000623479739 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/georges-bataille-sustainability-and-climate-change/id1512615438?i=1000623904471 Stuart Kindall biography on Bataille https://www.amazon.com/Georges-Bataille-Critical-Stuart-Kendall/dp/1861893272/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingchi Cargo Cult podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cargo-cult/id1687043930 Good Omens https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1869454/
Mon, July 31, 2023
099 - They Put a Mastodon in the Netherlands feat. Leòn
This week we’re joined by Leòn from The Left Page & Here Be Media to talk about Da Netherlands, Mastodon, and tech policy in Europe. https://shows.acast.com/63bb2e28364f560010c45f46 https://bsky.app/profile/leftpagemedia.bsky.social https://twitter.com/leftpagepod Media mentioned https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/lawmaker-calls-for-changes-at-archives-and-history-after-lecture-on-alabamas-lgbtq-history.html https://fediversereport.com/dutch-government-officially-launches-mastodon-server/ https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2022/11/22/the-copyright-challenge-with-mastodon/ https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5bHLrGBUKo https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/kids-online-safety-act-still-huge-danger-our-rights-online https://twitter.com/tender_subject
Thu, July 20, 2023
098 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 2
It’s a bad news roundup pardner! We’re talking public library leases, book ratings, and Montana being a shit to Emily Drabinski. Open letter in support of Emily: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fgz9ITvekfCCtVspicgbaCM0Go2YzkaSrYGtR6s9lHo/preview Sadie https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-07-11/a-kansas-town-is-threatening-again-to-kick-out-the-public-library-unless-it-removes-lgbtq-books Justin https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/business/texas-sexually-explicit-books-law/index.html OSTP memo https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP19/20230714/116251/BILLS-118--AP--CJS-FY24CJSSubcommitteeMark.pdf Jay https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-responds-to-montana-state-library-commissions-withdrawal-of-membership/ https://dailymontanan.com/2023/06/22/library-commissioners-concerned-about-national-associations-new-marxist-lesbian-president/ https://jacobin.com/2023/07/american-library-association-emily-drabinski-montana-state-library-right-wing-homophobia-anticommunism Media mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_the_Matter_with_Kansas%3F_(book)#:~:text=How%20Conservatives%20Won%20the%20Heart,of%20Kansas%2C%20Frank's%20native%20state . Idaho copycat of Montana https://twitter.com/annakate_miller/status/1680969944270508032
Fri, July 14, 2023
097 - Scam Time - John Rogers and collectable photographs
This week we’re talking about John Rogers, a memorabilia mogul who flew too close to the sun (fueled by cocaine) by buying up newspaper photo collections and promising digital archives in return, while flogging the rarest photos for a profit. A warning to libraries and museums to be careful when a new digitization scheme rides into town! https://defector.com/he-said-he-was-going-to-save-a-century-of-priceless-sports-photos-he-ended-up-the-madoff-of-memorabilia Media mentioned https://www.cnet.com/tech/openai-sued-by-authors-alleging-chatgpt-trained-on-their-writing/ https://bookriot.com/hoopla-overdrive-libby-now-banned-for-those-under-18-in-mississippi/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Point (Teilhard’s idea) https://www.polygon.com/23779892/mtg-the-one-ring-found-how-much-price-spain
Mon, July 10, 2023
096 - Digital Labor feat. Miriam Posner
Miriam is back to talk about her Digital Labor course and how it went teaching undergrad IT students to think critically about tech and logistics. We also cover student anxiety and why Justin could never get a BBL. https://twitter.com/miriamkp https://bsky.app/profile/miriamkp.bsky.social Course syllabus. https://miriamposner.com/classes/dh150s23/ Media mentioned Zizi Li: influencer labor. https://www.zizili.net/ https://westernkabuki.podbean.com/e/vtube-nation-ft-j-aubrey/ Acid Horizon: Data is Dead Labor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr3tE0D7UhI https://baki.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Hanma https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549466/ https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520383876/resurrecting-the-black-body
Tue, June 27, 2023
095 - Justice Warriors with Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors
We have the wonderful Ben and Matt on to talk about their new comic Justice Warriors, but also about the role of satire, book bans, cops in libraries (e.g. Winnipeg), and cuts to the social safety net in favor of cops where libraries become the service point of last resort. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Justice-Warriors/Matt-Bors/9781952090226 https://twitter.com/benclarkson https://twitter.com/MattBors Media mentioned https://thenib.com/ https://scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ https://scottmccloud.com/2-print/3-mc/index.html https://scottmccloud.com/2-print/2-rc/index.html
Fri, June 23, 2023
094 - Disability Archives Lab feat. Gracen Brilmyer
This week we're joined by Gracen to talk about the Lab, accommodations, death and remembrance, Crip futures, and lots more! Transcript: https://sonix.ai/share/EshPDeD7BmqS2zUR4V3PoUL4 https://linktr.ee/disabilityarchiveslab https://twitter.com/DisArchivesLab http://disabilityarchiveslab.com/blog/ https://litwinbooks.com/books/preserving-disability/#:~:text=Preserving%20Disability%3A%20Disability%20and%20the,approaches%20to%20the%20archival%20profession . Media mentioned https://bookriot.com/illinois-has-officially-banned-book-bans/ https://lostinthestacks.libsyn.com/episode-560-what-is-the-disability-archives-lab?tdest_id=157087 https://mukurtu.org/ https://www.dukeupress.edu/work-requirements https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/issue/view/728
Wed, June 14, 2023
Tender Subject 001 - That’s a rather tender subject
Welcome to the first episode of Tender Subject! This week, we're going over the whats and whys of this podcast. Why cannibalism? Why aren't we talking about True Crime? We also talk a little bit about the current cannibal craze in media and why we always need to justify our enjoyment. Finally, we do a show & tell for each other about something we might not do an entire episode on but wanted to talk about anyway. Media Discussed: 2022 Was the Year of the Cannibal. What Does That Say About Us? We the Parasites by A.V. Marraccini Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Follow us on Twitter @tender_subject and on Instagram @tendersubjectpod Art by Anya R. Hueing Music by @coffin_flops
Fri, June 09, 2023
093 - Desk Set (1957)
This week we’re doing the other library school movie, Desk Set. But first, we solve the eternal war between goths and librarians by talking about the Mütter Museum’s changes. Then we get into AI, automation, and sexy library shenanigans. Media mentioned Mütter Museum: https://www.inquirer.com/news/mutter-museum-oddities-review-new-plan-20230603.html Knott Malone, "Imagining information retrieval in the library: Desk Set in historical context," in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 14-22, July-Sept. 2002, doi: 10.1109/MAHC.2002.1024759. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1024759 Desk set revisited: Reference librarians, reality, & research systems' design (1995) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0099133395901450
Fri, May 26, 2023
092 - Preserving Worlds II: Preservinger
We’re talking about the latest season of Preserving Worlds! Video game preservation, indie media, archiving, animation, DIY, the Internet as a bad place! We close talking about the end: our deaths, our multiple digital deaths, and how they won’t coincide with each other. https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds https://twitter.com/DerekLMurphy https://twitter.com/MitchellZemil Media Mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrzKT-dFUjE - Lemon Demon video Shawn worked on https://rpgmaker.fandom.com/wiki/Yume_Nikki - Yume Nikki https://rpgmaker.net/games/2430/ - Space Funeral https://rpgmaker.net/games/6697/ - OFF https://rpgmaker.fandom.com/wiki/Ib - Ib https://www.youtube.com/@ToddintheShadows https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/19/1073367/digital-life-isnt-permanent-google-twitter-inactive-accounts/
Fri, May 19, 2023
091 - Homosaurus
It’s just the crew this week and we’re gonna talk a lot about butt fucking! It’s Homosaurus time. Media Mentioned https://homosaurus.org/ https://librarynews.lmu.edu/2019/09/building-the-homosaurus-an-international-lgbtq-linked-data-vocabulary/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2072753 https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/7985/11110
Fri, May 12, 2023
090 - Right of Children to Read and Know feat. Srsly Wrong
Crossover episode! We're talking with Srsly Wrong about the rights of minors to read, to know, and to be treated as people. We talk about our memories as children and accessing information at various stages in our development, and what the liberation of children will look like in regard to libraries. Media Mentioned The Convention on the Rights of the Child: The child-friendly version | UNICEF State of Palestine https://www.schneier.com/books/a-hackers-mind/ https://global.oup.com/academic/product/part-of-our-lives-9780190248000?cc=fr&lang=en& https://www.dukeupress.edu/no-future Srsly Wrong episodes about child rights 262 – Society Lets Children Down 263 – A Conversation with Pearson Bolt about Child Liberation 265- Ageism, Misopedy, Adult Supremacy, Child Liberation, Childism, Adultism, Child Rights, Etc. 266 – Think of the Children! ALA About Banned & Challenged Books | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues Notable First Amendment Court Cases | Advocacy, Legislation & Issues
Fri, April 28, 2023
089 - Leaving Libraries feat. Allison
This week we’re talking about leaving academic libraries. Allison joins us to talk about using your skills to move into another field, barriers in academia, work/life balance, and the impact of temporary grant funded positions. Media mentioned https://medium.com/@allisonjaiodell/why-i-left-academic-libraries-26e2a63c8bf2
Fri, April 07, 2023
088 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner
This week we talk male beauty tips, why you need a weed card in New Hampshire, and the implosion of libraries as we know them. News time! Media mentioned https://www.newstalk.com/news/library-staff-offered-supports-as-anti-lgbtq-protesters-target-childrens-books-1452290 https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2023/04/03/libraries-at-centre-of-culture-wars-as-protesters-try-to-remove-lgtbq-books-for-young-people/ https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/texas-banned-books-ruling-judge/story?id=98303996 https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/31/texas-school-library-books/ https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/02/20/safety-measure-or-book-banning-tool-k-12-obscene-materials-bill-sparks-heated-debate/ Non-news media mentioned FLO Controlled Digital Lending Meeting: https://libraries.flo.org/ld.php?content_id=71305971 https://www.dukeupress.edu/no-future Srsly Wrong episodes about child rights 266 – Think of the Children! 265- Ageism, Misopedy, Adult Supremacy, Child Liberation, Childism, Adultism, Child Rights, Etc. 263 – A Conversation with Pearson Bolt about Child Liberation 262 – Society Lets Children Down
Thu, March 30, 2023
087 - Hachette v. Internet Archive
We’re covering the Internet Archive lawsuit point by point and discuss the implications for libraries trying to do CDL. Media Mentioned Decision: https://t.co/vskSf6gqSH https://controlleddigitallending.org/2023/03/20/hachette-v-ia-liveblog/ What is CDL? https://controlleddigitallending.org/whitepaper/ The Publisher Playbook: A Brief History of the Publishing Industry’s Obstruction of the Library Mission: https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/37374618
Thu, March 16, 2023
086 - The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Movie night! We’re watching The Watermelon Woman. If you haven’t seen it, go watch it first! https://litwinbooks.com/books/ephemeral-material/ https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Conflict-Is-Not-Abuse
Sun, March 12, 2023
085 - CIPA and Internet Filtering
The Children's Internet Protection Act is a good starting point to talk about Internet censorship. E-Rate has become an almost invisible restriction on what you can view on library computers. We cover Section 230 adjustments including FOSTA/SESTA and tie it into current political battles over libraries and access to sexual or queer materials.
Thu, February 23, 2023
084 - Mushrooms [JOIN THE DECAY]
Returning guest and fungal host Kayte joins us to talk fungus. Rhizomes, rot, rights, and Roald Dahl. We covered it all. Embrace your future body possibilities. https://twitter.com/fangspodcast https://twitter.com/kayteterry http://www.kayteterry.com/ https://www.patreon.com/fangspodcast Media mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation_(VanderMeer_novel) https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691220550/the-mushroom-at-the-end-of-the-world https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549466/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547056/ https://feralatlas.org/
Sun, February 19, 2023
083 - Versions, Adaptation and Translation feat. The Left Page/Here Be Media
Versions! Manifestations! Translations! We’re joined by Frank and Leon to talk about the material, artistic, and practical implications of how works change. This week we discover cartoons are bad and Justin displays his woeful ignorance of European countries starting with D. https://www.patreon.com/leftpage https://twitter.com/leftpagepod https://twitter.com/FrankGothic https://twitter.com/LoveLiveLeon Media mentioned https://www.dukeupress.edu/no-future https://time.com/5388681/audiobooks-reading-books/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6OT77T7YlE https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200104-audiobooks-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-books-you-dont-read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Kid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Read_Donald_Duck https://www.cbr.com/batman-joker-iran-ambassador-retcon-qurac/ https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Socialist_Democratic_Federated_Republic_of_Carbombya
Sat, February 11, 2023
082 - 2023 Year of Physical Media
2023 is the Year of Physical Media! Buy physical porn! TV is an illusion! This episode is brought to you by Lizard Codeine. Get Gekked (TM). Readings https://torrentfreak.com/sony-thinks-cloud-gaming-can-eliminate-piracy-and-consoles-210626/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1527476420928480 Media mentioned https://www.tumblr.com/catchymemes/705443101126295552?source=share Porn you can’t watch: https://www.tumblr.com/duskydestra/705666837692694528 Missing documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883206/ Why we all need subtitles now
Sun, January 22, 2023
081 - Web Archiving and Social Media feat. Jessica Ogden and Katie Mackinnnon
This week we have two researchers to talk about web archiving, its politics, its goals, and how web archiving is often mobilized to address problems it really can’t help. We’re talking Tumblr and GeoCities, Twitter’s feared implosion, Internet Archive, and the space to mourn our platforms and communities. Jessica’s social: https://twitter.com/jessogden Katie’s social: https://twitter.com/ktcmackinnon ; katiemackinnon.xyz Readings https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24701475.2021.1985835 PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EEODs_kMMUj0vywKLZMf7aetgUcBdh1q/view?usp=sharing https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24701475.2022.2051331 PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16305lQTUYB2IK_G-eSnjvCEgt5YdOCQp/view?usp=sharing Media referenced Jessica PhD thesis https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/447624/ Jessica’s publications: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/jessica-ogden Katie’s PhD: https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/125246 Katie’s publications: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=zKGIFGEAAAAJ&hl=en GeoCities Tumblr research project https://www.tumblr.com/oneterabyteofkilobyteage Dead-and-dying platforms: a roundtable https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24701475.2022.2071396 Baltimore Uprising; A Teen Epistolary https://www.activedistributionshop.org/shop/books/3963-the-2015-baltimore-uprising-a-teen-epistolary-by-various.html
Thu, January 19, 2023
080 - Moms for Liberty/Moms for Libraries
This week we’re talking about everyone’s favorite “grassroots” organization, Moms for Liberty. Justin is breaking out the cork board to show you where it’s all coming from. We also share our controversial takes on the Wikipedia redesign. Readings https://web.archive.org/web/20230117220154/https://www.momsforliberty.org/news/moms-for-liberty-partners-with-brave-books-to-donate-thousands-of-books-to-schools/ https://bookriot.com/moms-for-libraries/ About the launch of Moms for Libraries. Among the titles in Brave Books’s catalog are Elephants Are Not Birds, Little Lives Matter, and More Than Spots and Stripes — 100,000 copies of this anti-critical race theory book were given away on Martin Luther King Day this year. It’s clear what the “values” in said books are. https://newrepublic.com/article/169946/moms-for-libraries-public-schools Moms for Libraries prompts supporters to purchase copies of books from a handful of small conservative publishers it’s chosen, such as Heroes of Liberty, which released a book in December valorizing Elon Musk. Also mentions Brave Books https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/10/moms-against-libraries/ “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” mentioned in this article. https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2022/07/09/just-who-is-behind-moms-for-liberty-column/ Funding sources for Moms for Liberty unclear. Moms for Liberty incorporated as an Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(4) organization, a form that lends itself to dark money political shenanigans. Moms for Liberty has formed three federal and one state political action committees, one of which is a SuperPAC able to accept unlimited donations Moms for Liberty’s press is being handled by Calvary Strategies whose CEO is a former campaign manager and chief of staff to Sen. (then-Gov.) Rick Scott Two of Moms for Liberty’s National Summit sponsors, the Leadership Institute and Heritage Foundation are critical members of the Council for Nat
Tue, January 17, 2023
079 - Public Domain 2023 feat. Nancy Sims
New Year New works in the Public Domain! This week we have Nancy Sims to talk about what’s entering the Public Domain in 2023. Of course we had to touch on AI authorship and copyright, Naruto the monkey, and a possible solution for regular weeding discourses. Readings https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/ https://vimeo.com/696206791 - Sherlock Holmes presentation by Nancy https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/29/canada-steals-cultural-works-from-the-public-by-extending-copyright-terms/ Chapter 2 of Jamie Boyle’s “Public Domain” book - https://www.thepublicdomain.org/download/ - especially pages 19-23 or so, but the rest of it is also really telling about some historical thinking on exclusive IP rights. (With all the caveats about “founding fathers” that have ever caveated.) Media mentioned https://xkcd.com/294/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing_(1993_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clueless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Own_Private_Idaho
Thu, December 22, 2022
078 - Accommodations and remote work feat. Adriana White
This week we’re joined by Adriana White to talk about school libraries, accommodations, and remote work. We also give the latest updates on Kirk Cameron’s book tour. Remember to be annoying and ask if that new job posted has a remote option! https://adrianaluisawhite.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/adriana_edu Media mentioned Job Accommodations Network https://twitter.com/iww/status/1605600642872987652?s=20&t=wS2rP5ZIrMnmi3xbL6Lkww Stella Young's TED TALK https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much?language=en https://twitter.com/SecCardona/status/1604204972920385537?s=20&t=wS2rP5ZIrMnmi3xbL6Lkww Library Salaries List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YXCBN4gxetizJMfKWYcZWRjHHCntD42minrgiPqh-9Y/edit?usp=sharing INALJ Remote: https://inalj.com/?page_id=56476 Recommended Resources: Adaptive Umbrella workshop Accessibility in Your Library webinar Research by J.J. Pionke Understanding Disability to Support Library Workers – Journal of Library Administration Invisible Disabilities and an Inclusive Library Workplace – LIS Mental Health Navigating the Academic Hiring Process with Disabilities – In the Library with the Lead Pipe Job Seeking and Daily Workforce Experiences of Autistic Librarians – Amelia Anderson, Old Dominion University Libraries are for everyone! Except if you’re autistic blog post
Mon, December 19, 2022
077 - Disability and Accommodations feat. Jess Schomberg
We're talking about accommodations again! Jess’s linktree https://linktr.ee/schomj Media mentioned https://litwinbooks.com/books/beyond-accommodation/ https://works.bepress.com/jessica-schomberg/28/ https://www.sinsinvalid.org/ https://www.uwindsor.ca/wgst/merrickpilling https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83692-4?sap-outbound-id=DA70FE8AABF69428A26B0BFC99E4CAD1A574A9CE https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-90413-5 https://uncpress.org/book/9781469624891/no-right-to-be-idle/ https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674972094 https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/
Thu, December 08, 2022
076 - Prison Information Access feat. Jessica Sylvia
This week we’re joined by Jessica Sylvia to talk about prisons as places of censorship, parole boards, and archival priorities for stories from the inside. https://twitter.com/Abolition_Jess Media Mentioned https://pen.org/prison-book-bans-protect-mass-incarceration/ https://scalawagmagazine.org/press-in-prison/ https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=16574 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Litigation_Reform_Act https://daily.jstor.org/far-from-folsom-prison-more-to-music-inside/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Rape_Elimination_Act_of_2003 https://www.studyandstruggle.com/critical-conversations https://www.empowermentave.com/
Mon, December 05, 2022
075 - Borges and the Library of Babel feat. R.E. Parrish
We’re talking with comic artist R.E. Parrish about Jorge Luis Borges and The Library of Babel. On the way we cover a Reddit question, information paradoxes, goth librarianship, and Twitter archiving. https://reparrishcomics.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/reparrishcomics https://twitter.com/reparrishcomics Media Mentioned The Library of Babel - Wikipedia https://libraryofbabel.info/About.html Infinite monkey theorem - Wikipedia The Total Library https://reparrishcomics.com/post/101029451973/writer-fights-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole_information_paradox
Fri, December 02, 2022
074 - The Carpentries feat. Dorothea Salo
Returning guest Dorothea Salo joins us to teach Justin about The Carpentries. Media Referenced https://carpentries.org/ https://librarycarpentry.org/ https://datacarpentry.org/ https://twitter.com/thecarpentries https://automatetheboringstuff.com/
Sun, November 13, 2022
073 - Data Cartels feat. Sarah Lamdan
We’ve got Sarah Lamdan on to talk about her new book Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information ! We talk about government contracting to third party data companies, legal loopholes, the connection to academic publishing and metrics, and the stranglehold the corporate duopoly has over access to US law by lawyers, citizens, and prisoners. Justin also advances his theory that academic journals are just podcasts. https://twitter.com/greenarchives1 Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information | Sarah Lamdan Librarianship at the Crossroads of ICE Surveillance S3 Ep2 – Knowledge Equity Lab Media mentioned Fact Sheet: New Records Provide Details on ICE’s Mass Use of LexisNexis Accurint to Surveil Immigrants - Community Resource Hub Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil: 9780553418835 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Algorithms of Oppression https://twitter.com/JailLawSpeak https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/317-zotero-for-librarians/?attribute_pa_session=2023-03-mar
Fri, November 11, 2022
072 - F for Fake (1973)
Docudrama time! We’re watching F for Fake (1973), the world’s first breadtube essay. We discuss the nature of art, lies, forgeries, markets, and how bad editing is ableism. Readings S3E5: Elmyr de Hory F for Fake - Wikipedia Chokepoint Capitalism | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
Sat, November 05, 2022
071 - Health Communism feat. Beatrice Adler-Bolton
We’re talking with Beatrice Adler-Bolton from Death Panel and the author of Health Communism. We talk about accommodations, surplus populations, extraction, and communism. https://twitter.com/realLandsEnd https://www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Readings Health Communism (10/20/22) by Death Panel podcast Death Panel Podcast Reddit Question Man's Search for Meaning - Wikipedia Capitalism and Disability - Marta Russell Histories of the Transgender Child — University of Minnesota Press
Fri, October 21, 2022
070 - Metadata Anarchy
We’re doing metadata anarchy this week. Come for the creative destruction, stay for the Reddit questions. Readings https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-on-order Eros in the Library Metadata Anarchy Media mentioned Ask Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/comments/xz0egf/ada_and_patron_question/ Adult males in the children’s department : r/Libraries TX Library Professionals: share your "conspicuous place" Is it wrong to decorate your library with a witch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G56_mQwyBM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_and_the_Witch https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/669547 https://litwinbooks.com/books/feminist-pedagogy-for-library-instruction/
Thu, October 06, 2022
069 - Anime in Libraries feat. Leslie
We’re talking anime with Leslie from Fangs for the Memories! Click the link for a long list of all the anime we mentioned! https://twitter.com/FangsPodcast https://www.patreon.com/fangscast/posts https://twitter.com/dangitleslie Media mentioned Yaoi Paddle Kickstarter Faces Intellectual Property Dispute Satoshi Kon - Wikipedia The Crow (1994 film) - Wikipedia Tomie - Wikipedia Russian Workout Routine Exercise Training with Bears, Preparing for Ukraine Invasion #Shorts 🐻💤 𝓦𝓞𝓦 Beowulf (2007) - IMDb HBO Max Controversies Serve As A Reminder Of Why Physical Media Matters Anam An Amhrain DVD – CartoonSaloon The Secret of Kells - Wikipedia Anime Clubs and Licensing : r/Libraries The Crow Comic Accompaniment by Trust Obey- "Fear And Bullets" (ETR078 | Enjoy The Ride Records Anime mentioned Sailor Moon - Wikipedia Pokémon (TV series) - Wikipedia Promare - Wikipedia Ghost in the Shell - Wikipedia FLCL - Wikipedia Millennium Actress - Wikipedia Studio Trigger - Wikipedia Kill la Kill - Wikipedia Space Patrol Luluco - Wikipedia Ranma ½ - Wikipedia Ninja Scroll - Wikipedia Akira (1988 film) - Wikipedia </
Tue, October 04, 2022
068 - Ransomware
This week Sadie is teaching Jay and Justin about cybersecurity. Phishing, bitcoin, CISA-lords, and more! Readings https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/leading-library-services-firm-baker-and-taylor-hit-by-ransomware/ https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/05/ransomware-attacks-at-libraries-how-they-happen-what-to-do/ https://www.spiceworks.com/it-security/cyber-risk-management/guest-article/why-are-small-businesses-suffering-for-steep-cyber-insurance-premiums/ Media mentioned: Demon core - Wikipedia Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs Kevin Mitnick - Wikipedia Kitboga - YouTube CISA can’t definitively say if ransomware is getting better or worse | Cybersecurity Dive How the YubiKey Works | Yubico Just Delete Me | A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services. https://unroll.me/
Wed, September 28, 2022
067 - American Animals
Movie time! We're watching the 2018 heist film American Animals, based on the real theft of rare books from Transylvania University's special collections. We talk about libraries and the carceral state, the worth of library workers versus special collections, and birds. Media Mentioned https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/the-real-life-heist-caper-behind-american-animals.html https://www.audubon.org/news/in-american-animals-audubons-art-source-obsession-greed-and-infamy https://www.transy.edu/1780/2020/09/transylvania-special-collections-librarian-retires-after-26-years-of-connecting-researchers-with-historical-treasures/
Tue, September 13, 2022
066 - The Manga Librarian
We’re talkin’ manga collections again! Ashley Hawkins comes on to talk about school libraries, manga collections, book challenges, and generally give us some reading recommendations! Ashley Hawkins (@manga_librarian) / Twitter Manga Librarian Guide to Graphic Novels in Libraries Manga Collection Development for Librarians: The Basics School Librarians United with Amy Hermon: 141 Manga Librarian Manga and Women: Buying Manga for School Libraries in the #MeToo Era Media Referenced Talk to My Back Berserk (manga) - Wikipedia Parents, school librarians concerned about repercussions as Missouri’s ban on ‘sexually explicit material’ law takes effect DENPA Yen Press LibraryPass Comics Plus Sora + Public Library CONNECT Witch Hat Atelier - Wikipedia Cat + Gamer - Wikipedia Boys Run the Riot - Wikipedia
Sat, September 10, 2022
065 - Book Challenges with Emily Knox
This week we’re joined by Emily Knox! If you ever feel like books are conflated with ideas themselves, this is a good one to listen to. Why do books hold such power in a time where we assume nobody reads them? https://twitter.com/ejmknox Book Banning in 21st-Century America - 9781442231689 Foundations of Intellectual Freedom | ALA Store Media mentioned Books, censorship, and anti-intellectualism in schools Passing (novel) - Wikipedia The Lily goes 'Incognito': Why we made a zine about secrecy Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military: Shilts, Randy: 9780449909171: Amazon.com Reading the world in 196 books - BBC Culture Foreword Reviews
Mon, August 22, 2022
064 - Negotiations and Collection Strategy
We're talking with Scarlet Galvan, the new VPO for Negotiations at SPARC about how library contract negotiations work and can work better in the future! https://twitter.com/panoptigoth Media mentioned UNT Manifesto: Expectations for Library Vendors . https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5308322/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koko-di_Koko-da
Thu, August 18, 2022
063 - Radio Free Tote Bag
This week we’re joined by Audrey and Donovan from Radio Free Tote Bag! We talk about the ever-important issue of sex and libraries. We finally have answers for the questions you were too afraid to ask! https://rftb.me https://www.patreon.com/rftb https://twitter.com/rftbPod https://twitter.com/rftbAudrey https://twitter.com/rftbdono Media mentioned #212 A Badly Edited Collage of Disappointment feat. Liam Anderson and Rin | Radio Free Tote Bag #101 John Fucking McAfee feat. John and Janice McAfee | Radio Free Tote Bag 8 books sparked library debate: How does Livingston handle dating, sex and gender issues? | News | theadvocate.com John Waters - This Filthy World (2006 Special) [1080P HD] 049 - Party Girl (1995) feat Luisa Díez #127 Buy A Butt Plug And Read Up On Stoicism | Radio Free Tote Bag
Mon, August 01, 2022
062 - Library Tech Labor feat. John and Tim
This week we’re techin' it up about library labor. https://twitter.com/adr - John’s Twitter https://twitter.com/elibtronic - Tim’s Twitter https://LISgrievances.com Libraries as Dysfunctional Organizations and Workplaces - 1st Edition Media Mentioned https://themaintainers.org The Part Played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Man The Fragment On Machines - Karl Marx : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Building Sustainable Digital Humanities Projects Update: Librarians Embroiled in Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Harassment | Library Journal Nixon in China - Wikipedia The Leader - Karl Marx Anime (English Subs) - YouTube Epilogue After the episode ended we started looking at the Karl Marx animated series The Leader Wikipedia page and found the truth: that Karl Marx was into vore. We also made sure to thank the brave truth teller who made the edit from their phone and decided to edit nothing else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leader_(web_series)
Mon, July 25, 2022
061 - Toxic Productivity feat. Kevin Sonney
This week we're talking about toxic productivity, bad bosses, and horror novels. About – Productivity Alchemy What Is Toxic Productivity? 5 Tips To Overcome It | Trello Donate | Trans Lifeline Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America Media mentioned Episode 257 – Off to AnthroCon, Jay Colbert – Productivity Alchemy Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves ‘A bigger paycheck? I’d rather watch the sunset!’: is this the end of ambition? | Work-life balance | The Guardian Mary Robinette Kowal https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book FlyLady.net Time Management for System Administrators [Book] What Moves the Dead The Twisted Ones | Book by T. Kingfisher | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
Sat, July 16, 2022
060 - Secure the Bagford
This week we have Whitney Trettien to talk about John Bagford, a biblioclast of the early modern period and how changes in technology and access shape our interaction with information and its formats. https://twitter.com/whitneytrettien “Cover” in “Cut/Copy/Paste” on Manifold @uminnpress Media mentioned John Bagford, bibliophile or biblioclast? - Medieval manuscripts blog The Bagford Collection | British Library - Picturing Places Eros in the library: Considering the aesthetics of knowledge organization | Art Libraries Journal | Cambridge Core
Thu, July 07, 2022
059 - Open Library and Controlled Digital Lending
This week we have Kyle K. Courtney to talk about Controlled Digital Lending, Open Library, and the encroaching AI threat. https://twitter.com/KyleKCourtney Library Futures Releases Policy Statement and Draft eBook Legislative Language: Mitigating the Library eBook Conundrum Through Legislative Action in the States Ebooks Legislative Map Copyright First Responders Media mentioned If publishers have their way, libraries' digital options will see major cuts | The Hill Interoperable System of Controlled Digital Lending | NISO website The End of Ownership | The MIT Press Emerging Issues in Copyright: A Jaunt Through Some Common Problems (Justin’s presentation) Does digitization hurt book readership and sales? Evidence from the Google books project The Evolution of Ebook Bills - EveryLibrary Institute
Thu, June 30, 2022
058 - Seize the Means of Cataloging feat. Becky Yoose
This week we're diving into the OCLC lawsuit against Clarivate for its MetaDoor product, the implications of Roe being overturned, and ALAmageddon. Becky Yoose (@yo_bj) / Twitter Managing Data for Patron Privacy: Comprehensive Strategies for Libraries | ALA Store About Us - LDH Consulting Services Media mentioned Privacy Guides https://gavialib.com/2022/06/stoning-goliath/ Library Loon article. Karen Coyle - https://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-oclc-v-clarivate-dilemma.html OCLC's non-profit status « The Thingology Blog Outsourcing the catalog department: A meditation inspired by the business and library literature - ScienceDirect SkyRiver vs. OCLC antitrust lawsuit – librarian.net
Thu, June 23, 2022
057 - The Man From Earth (2007) feat. LaborKyle
We’re watching Justin’s favorite movie and brought on the Internet’s premiere smart thinky man, Kyle! We address the question: what if a Star Trek TOS episode was 97 minutes long? https://twitter.com/laborkyle https://www.youtube.com/c/laborkyle https://twitter.com/profaneshow https://twitter.com/agabpod Media referenced: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_logico-epistemology Community - Abed proves Who's the Boss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasein
Wed, June 15, 2022
056 - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover feat. Kayte
Movie night! We watch the sex and violence packed crime drama The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989). It’s got books in it. https://twitter.com/kayteterry https://twitter.com/FangsPodcast https://www.patreon.com/fangscast Media mentioned https://www.doubledialogues.com/article/traversing-the-alimentary-canal-peter-greenaways-the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover/ Girls, Guts, & Giallo on Apple Podcasts You Must Remember This Podcast The Name of The Rose By That Guy Who Wrote The Fascism Essay Everyone Uses | Brows Held High
Thu, June 09, 2022
055 - Feminist Scrapbooking
This week we’re going to talk about the scrapbooking industry, how information is saved and accessed in scrapbooking, the knowledge management aspects of your daily life, and what hides in Justin’s closet. Kristin's instagram account with photos of lots of my Daily Pages -- my daily scrapbook practice This is a long-ish interview of me (by one of the big modern scrapbook people) and she does a great job of talking to me about most of my projects and values: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbx3dtKFhd2/ https://www.craftyassfemale.com/ podcast https://theawesomeladiesproject.com/ Main website Kristin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rukristin Media mentioned: Justin’s how to build a white box: https://complaintificate.tumblr.com/post/81389437835/for-photographing-some-of-our-smaller-rare-books Glowforge machine: https://glowforge.com/ John Bagford: https://manifold.umn.edu/read/cut-copy-paste/section/9ae020aa-7be0-44f7-8b60-53a77616fcef#ch03
Fri, May 27, 2022
054 - digital gardens.redux
We’re doing digital gardens again, this time with Deleuze. It’s rhizome time baby. Also we cover the Hoopla Slide and TikTok updates. Readings Tensions Between Zettelkasten & the Productivity Scene https://writing.bobdoto.computer/tensions-between-zettelkasten-and-the-productivity-scene/ Misconceptions About the Relationship Between Permanent & Evergreen Notes https://writing.bobdoto.computer/misconceptions-about-the-relationship-between-permanent-and-evergreen-notes/ Zettelkasten Madness https://bobdoto.computer/Zettelkasten-Madness How to choose the right note-taking app: https://nesslabs.com/how-to-choose-the-right-note-taking-app https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertwingularity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome_(philosophy) Explaining Deleuze with drum machines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDVKrbM5MIQ&t=364s Media mentioned: Thread: https://twitter.com/eminencefont/status/1529174808914804736 https://lib-static.github.io/ https://wilde-at-heart.garden/ Justin’s public garden: https://smazzie.github.io/ObsidianSite/My_Obsidian_journey/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-file_database https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ Nick Milo https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nelson Software/systems mentioned: https://logseq.com/ https://www.notion.so/product https://obsidian.md/ https://evernote.com/ https://www.craft.do/ https://readwise.io/ https://ticktick.com/?language=en_US https://www.zotero.org/
Thu, May 19, 2022
053 - Library Socialism feat. Srsly Wrong
We’re talking about library socialism and the basic ideas that go into it such as usufruct, irreducible minimum, and what sex toys are best for circulating collections. https://twitter.com/SrslyWrong Episodes https://srslywrong.com/podcast/189-library-socialism-usufruct/ https://srslywrong.com/podcast/196-library-socialism-the-irreducible-minimum/ https://srslywrong.com/podcast/200-complementarity/ https://srslywrong.com/podcast/236-talking-to-ironweeds-about-library-socialism-and-bein-sweetie-pie/ Means TV show: Papa and Boy, June-July 2022. Media mentioned: Library Socialism: a utopian vision of a sustaniable, luxuriant future of circulating abundance Moral Rights Basics .
Thu, May 12, 2022
052 - I Was a Stripper Librarian and Library Defense Network feat. Kristy Cooper
Readings Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=455589028208337 I was a Stripper Librarian on Amazon and Barnes & Noble Kristy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/librarydefend https://www.kristycooper.com/ Lola Davina: https://www.loladavina.com/ https://www.sexworkinfoshare.org/ https://www.swopbehindbars.org/ Mutual aid https://twitter.com/LysistrataMCCF https://swopusa.org/
Sat, May 07, 2022
051 - The Library Value Agenda feat. Donna Lanclos and Dorothea Salo
Readings Library Strategy and Collaboration Across the College Ecosystem - Ithaka S+R Huang, C., Samek, T., & Shiri, A. (2021). AI and ethics: Ethical and educational perspectives for LIS. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis-62-4-2020-0106 A Comprehensive Primer to Library Learning Analytics Practices, Initiatives, and Privacy Issues | Jones The Mixed-Method Library: Qualitative Research and the Future of Assessment in Libraries Media mentioned Roxanne Shirazi https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctt1pwt6wq.11?seq=1 Who Succeeds in Higher Education? Questioning the Connection Between Academic Libraries & Student Success. – Zoe Fisher . University of Wisconsin Circulation and E-Resource Access Records Soylent Semantic Web Is People! , slides. Andrew Asher - Project MUSE - Unethical Numbers? A Meta-analysis of Library Learning Analytics Studies
Thu, April 21, 2022
050- Q4Q: The Queer Personals Podcast
We talk with Haley from Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast about how they came up with the idea for the podcast, how sourcing personal ads works, how niche podcasting is the new Tumblr side blog, and what a research project on personals would look like. We also do a mini Q4Q episode! Q4Q: Queer Personal Ads Podcast Come on Q4Q as a guest Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast (@Queerpersonals) / Twitter Media mentioned: Gerber/Hart https://www.gerberhart.org/ OutWeek Magazine Moulin Rouge - Wikipedia ! Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator on Steam Boyfriend Dungeon on Steam Jesse Helms Out Week cover: https://imgur.com/a/flIDOJS
Thu, April 14, 2022
049 - Party Girl (1995) feat Luisa Díez
luisa díez (@luisadieznuts) / Twitter Why You Mad Pod Why You Mad (@WhyYouMadPod) / Twitter Party Girl (1995) - Full Movie Media mentioned: Librarians and Party Girls: Cultural Studies and the Meaning of the Librarian 25 Years Later, the Makers of 'Party Girl' Reflect on the Cult Film's Fashion Legacy | Vogue Party Girl Episode 1 Pilot Follow Friday
Thu, April 07, 2022
048 - Have you read Orville Peck’s 1994 feat Callan and Alison
This week we’re welcoming back returning champ Callan, and new guest Alison Macrina to talk about That Article, Hoopla, collection development, TERF bangs, and more! We demand accountability from Hoopla Digital and OverDrive regarding the platforming of fascist propaganda in their digital library collections. Latest Hoopla update on Library Freedom Project: https://twitter.com/library_futures/status/1501962543300059136?s=20&t=iG5sKJBfzGRxg2rU0X9u7Q Also check # vendorslurry posts on Twitter. Early Follett Discover email: https://twitter.com/talya_cooper/status/1508499331657130001 We demand accountability from Hoopla Digital and OverDrive regarding the platforming of fascist propaganda in their digital library collections. Latest Hoopla update on Library Freedom Project: https://twitter.com/library_futures/status/1501962543300059136?s=20&t=iG5sKJBfzGRxg2rU0X9u7Q Also check # vendorslurry posts on Twitter. Early Follett Discover email: https://twitter.com/talya_cooper/status/1508499331657130001 Media referenced: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/terf-bangs-cultural-history.html Callan is host of radio show 8pm-10pm eastern https://uncertain.fm Outback Witchhouse https://libraryfreedom.org/crashcourse/ https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/terf-bangs-cultural-history.html Callan is host of radio show 8pm-10pm eastern https://uncertain.fm Outback Witchhouse https://libraryfreedom.org/crashcourse/
Sun, March 20, 2022
047 - The promise of access (and organizing) feat. Dan Greene
https://twitter.com/Greene_DM The Promise of Access | The MIT Press Link for articles, book talks, classes, etc: https://dmgreene.net Tech won’t save us episode (especially the second half) https://overcast.fm/+ZpQDQrdL4 Logic article on The Access Doctrine: https://logicmag.io/distribution/the-access-doctrine/
Sun, March 13, 2022
046 - Book Challenges and Being Combative feat. Jake Flores
https://twitter.com/feraljokes Pod Damn America: https://soundcloud.com/poddamnamerica Why You Mad? https://soundcloud.com/whyyoumadpod Jake’s shows: https://www.feraljokes.com/dates Readings Gender Queer Under Review in Coppell, Texas; Director's Response Is a Model to Follow Gov. Greg Abbott calls for criminal investigation into availability of pornographic content in public schools A Space for Civic Dialogue - Blog - Free Library Things mentioned (in order) Measure that could fine, jail librarians passes Idaho House Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauntology Gender Queer: A Memoir | Book by Maia Kobabe | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster Opinion | I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead. - The New York Times Pod Damn America episode on NFTs (paywalled) Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves Rhizome (philosophy) - Wikipedia Mishka Shubaly podcast with Jake 037 - Digital Gardens, Hypertext, and Donna Haraway Dan Greene, The Promise of Access | The MIT Press
Thu, March 10, 2022
045 - Madam President? feat. Emily Drabinski
https://twitter.com/edrabinski Getting Organized | American Libraries Magazine Meet the Candidates for ALA President: Emily Drabinski | American Libraries Magazine Media mentioned Jane McAlevey | No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age The Revolution That Wasn't — Jen Schradie | Harvard University Press Gary drink of water video: https://twitter.com/edrabinski/status/1501673661522141196?s=20&t=jBBe27AjLRkj5geTMBOfGQ
Sun, February 20, 2022
044 - Bad Gays feat. Ben Miller
Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/benwritesthings https://benwritesthings.com https://badgayspod.com Pre-order book https://badgayspod.com/book Schwules Museum https://twitter.com/gaymuseum Media mentioned Gabrielle Palluch - The Opium Queen The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire by Wayne Koestenbaum Nadezhda Durova - Wikipedia Curating Visual Archives of Sex: A Roundtable Discussion University of Toronto Press - States of Liberation Racism and the Making of Gay Rights: A Sexologist, His Student, and the Empire of Queer Love By Laurie Marhoefer Emily Knox interview
Sun, February 20, 2022
043 - Nonprofitization of Council Libraries in the UK feat. Alan Wylie
https://twitter.com/wylie_alan https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB438 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Leisure_Limited Readings Public libraries are vital to local communities – Labour must fight to defend them | openDemocracy (2018) The Fight for Britain's Libraries (2021) Public-Private Partnerships Are Quietly Hollowing Out Our Public Libraries (2021) Evidence on the use of volunteers in libraries and on volunteer-run libraries (2015, pdf) The UK no longer has a national public library system | Laura Swaffield | The Guardian (2017)
Fri, February 11, 2022
042 - Scary Stories to Chill Your Tomes Vol. III feat. Woody
Time for volume 3 in our series on interviewing library workers in non-librarian jobs. This week we have Woody! If you have any information on Woody’s trapped library school credits, DM us on Twitter or email librarypunktranscript@gmail.com and we’ll put you in touch with them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull-face_Bookseller_Honda-san https://twitter.com/tcplny https://www.tiktok.com/@tomcopublib?lang=en Media mentioned Drinking on my friend’s roof Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dereklipp_/video/6949424048044625158 Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san - Watch on Crunchyroll
Fri, January 28, 2022
041 - Refusal in the Contemporary Academy feat. Lydia Zvyagintseva
Lydia’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lydia_zv https://cjal.ca/index.php/capal/article/view/36367
Fri, January 21, 2022
040 - Scary Stories to Chill Your Tomes Vol. II feat. Kay Slater
This week we're joined by Kay Slater, an Adult Services Desk Assistant, to talk about their job and library worker inclusion! Twitter: https://twitter.com/kailyn0001 Paul Otlet - Wikipedia Rick Roderick: Self Under Seige - 20th Century Philosophy - YouTube
Mon, January 17, 2022
039 - Public Library Work and Maintenance
https://twitter.com/megan_e_riley Mattern, Shannon. “Maintenance and Care.” Places Journal, November 20, 2018. https://doi.org/10.22269/181120 Moxie Marlinspike >> Blog >> My first impressions of web3
Mon, December 27, 2021
038 - Scary Stories to Chill Your Tomes: Vol I
Welcome to the first in our series on non-librarian library jobs, how we all interact, and hopefully find some critical perspectives on library organizations along the way. And we're starting with our cohost Sadie!
Thu, December 16, 2021
037 - Digital Gardens, Hypertext, and Donna Haraway
Segment: Library Futures | Statement on the Association of American Publishers Suit Against the State of Maryland THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS FILES SUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF MARYLAND OVER UNPRECEDENTED ENCROACHMENT INTO FEDERALLY PROTECTED COPYRIGHTS - AAP Maggie Appleton: A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden The Garden and the Stream: A Technopastoral | Hapgood How the Blog Broke the Web - Stacking the Bricks 🌱 My Blog is a Digital Garden, Not a Blog by Joel Hooks: https://joelhooks.com/digital-garden Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. The main relevant part is this interview with Ted Nelson: Ted Nelson in Herzog's "Lo and Behold" Shawn Wang: Learn In Public: The fastest way to learn Donna Haraway: Staying with the Trouble Key Theories of Donna Haraway Staying With The Trouble by Donna Haraway | PDF | Cthulhu Jay’s paper: Composting Hypertext: Digital Gardens in the Chthulucene 20211207_FeministTheory_SeminarPaper_ColbertJL.docx https://tenthousandposts.podbean.com/e/yes-haha-yes-ft-mattie-lubchansky/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160315090512/http:/www.webword.com/moving/healing.html Zettelkasten - Wikipedia https://wilde-at-heart.garden
Thu, December 02, 2021
036 - HUMAN TRASH DUMP
april vendetta (they/them) explores themes of control, labor, and sexual play through D.I.Y. surveillance to question the human body's physicality and resilience. They are co-founder of HUMAN TRASH DUMP. HUMAN TRASH DUMP is an open digital archive founded in 2015 that invites contributions of audio, text, image, and video files to be hosted and disseminated as material, tools, handbooks, puzzles, and keys. Participant’s stream, download, share, and remix archived fragments to expand collective intimacy. Data is stored in a dump not a cloud. Contact: humantrashdump@gmail.com Resources HUMAN TRASH DUMP on archive.org (an imperfect solution due to some censorship issues*) HUMAN TRASH DUMP is an open digital archive founded in 2015 that invites contributions of audio, text, image, and video files to be hosted and disseminated as material, tools, handbooks, puzzles, and keys. Participants stream, download, share, and remix archived fragments to expand collective intimacy. Data is stored in a dump not a cloud. Fragmented-Body / Fragmented Archive (this presentation took place during New York Archives Week Symposium hosted by The Archivists Round Table (A.R.T.) of Metropolitan New York on Thursday, October 21st, 2021 at 3:45 PM EST.) vendetta: the fragmented archive Archival Liberation Vision Board Showcase (presentation took place as part in the Archival Liberation Vision Board Showcase Hosted by the Queens College Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists & the Archival Technologies Lab. AERI 2021 virtual conference. Conditions & Possibilities - Organized by Noah Ortega (Artist talk back after a collective/individual public action(s) outside the New York Stock Exchange, 2021) Action In The Street: A Guide to Performing & Archiving Public Exchange 21s thesis Griess archive copy thesis part II * http://www.albatross.website/albatrossartfair (scroll down for human trash dump/april vendetta. Artwork created about being censored and having my personal account locked on the internet archive) Transgender YouTubers had their videos grabbed to train facial recognition software </p
Fri, November 19, 2021
035 - Leather Archives & Museum
We’re finally here! The Leather Archives & Museum episode! We talk about… the Leather Archives. Just listen to it. https://twitter.com/leatherarchives https://www.instagram.com/leatherarchives/ Become a member of the Leather Archives ROAM Program benefits References Bound together: Leather, sex, archives, and contemporary art Sex Museums: The Politics and Performance of Display “Thinking Sex”, Gayle Rubin leatherdyke gender technology - by Daemonum X - Dead but Delicious
Thu, November 11, 2021
034 - Political Economy and Radical Digital Humanities
This week we’re joined by Miriam Posner and Matthew Hannah to talk about digital humanities stuff! We talk about creating a Marxist political economy for DH, and what it means to do Radical DH. We mention map projections, labor issues, self identification, and why the Silent Hill III remake is bad. Student collaborator bill of rights Postdoctoral Laborers Bill of Rights | hc:26741 | Humanities CORE Levels of Digital Preservation (DLF) Do Better - Love(,) Us | Do Better Labor Links to Miriam’s Stuff Miriam’s website On DH The Radical, Unrealized Potential of DH How Did They Make That? Bunch of tutorials (a lot of people use these in their teaching) Why is it so hard to do digital humanities in the library? On supply chains, etc. See No Evil The Software that Shapes Workers’ Lives Breakpoints and Black Boxes: Information in Global Supply Chains Links to Matthew’s Stuff Matthew’s website A Political Economy of Digital Humanities Vision Statement A Political Economy of Digital Humanities: New Directions CFP for ACH 2021 On DH Inclusive Infrastructure: Digital Scholarship Centers and the Academic Library Liaison
Thu, November 04, 2021
033 - Queer Psychology and Open Education
We are joined by Kat Klement who presented at the OpenEd21 conference on their course Queer Psychology, which they built using free and openly licensed materials (including OER). We talk about finding resources, modifying courses, how does one queer psychology, and, of course, the TV show Chopped. #OpenEd21: OER as a Tool to Decenter Whiteness: A Q… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e11vGa9zRs https://twitter.com/krklement
Thu, October 28, 2021
032 - Article Finder Network
We’re joined by the brains behind the Article Finder Network ( https://twitter.com/article_finder ) to talk about their massively popular new project, how library twitter got weird about it, and John Bagford. https://twitter.com/article_finder https://twitter.com/LauraMorreale https://twitter.com/leoba References: “ Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” The General Index: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02895-8 Diego Gomez: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/support-diego-gomez-and-join-global-open-access-movement Unpaywall: https://unpaywall.org/ https://www.libkey.io/ John Bagford asides: Cut/Copy/Paste: Fragments from the History of Bookwork|Paperback https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bagford
Sun, October 17, 2021
031 - Information Services for Incarcerated People feat. Dr. Jeanie Austin
This week we’re joined by Dr. Jeanie Austin to discuss their research on information services for incarcerated people. We discuss the way mailroom policies and content bans have inherent anti-Black and anti-LGBT bigotry, and how these policies cut off incarcerated people from their communities. We talk about how LIS as a field has abandoned its role in providing information services to incarcerated people and how we can learn lessons from the librarians of the 70s. Austin, J., Charenko, M, Dillon, M. and Lincoln, J. (2020). Systemic oppression and the contested ground of information access for incarcerated people. Open Information Science . 4(1), 169-185. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opis-2020-0013/ Austin, J. and Villa-Nicholas, M. (2019). Information provision and the carceral state: Race and reference beyond the idea of the “underserved.” The Reference Librarian . 60(4), 233-261. Jeanie’s book - Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access https://www.alastore.ala.org/lsai Jeanie’s website - https://jeanieaustin.com/ Jeanie’s research in the ALA archives - https://jeanieaustin.com/2021/09/24/timeline-additions/ Referenced in the episode: Abolitionist Library Association: https://abolitionistlibraryassociation.org/ Earhustle podcast - https://www.earhustlesq.com/ Drakeo - GTL the prison phone https://www.npr.org/2020/08/28/906807077/prison-telecom-business-indicted-by-rap-album-recorded-in-jail Tracie D. Hall, A Hurting Thing - https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/05/03/a-hurting-thing-school-to-prison-pipeline/ Tracie D. Hall, Defending the Fifth Freedom - https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/01/04/defending-fifth-freedom-information-access-prisons/ Resist Everything Except Temptation - https://www.akpress.org/resist-everything-except-temptation.html Prisoners Pay to Read - https://american
Mon, October 11, 2021
030 - horrorpunk feat. Horror Vanguard
Welcome boils and ghouls, to the first episode of horrorpunk , the premiere podcast for information science and materialist analysis of horror movies starring your favorite co-ghosts from the Horror Vanguard podcast, Ash and Jon. We talk about loss and how we deal with it, and the sometimes bad habits that creates for us in seeking explanations. We also talk (well, glance over) how Irish Americans continue to appropriate Celtic nationalism for no real reason. And we answer the question: who’s gonna pay this dang ghost? https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy https://twitter.com/darrowvania https://www.youtube.com/c/JonTheLitCritGuy
Thu, September 30, 2021
029 - Prison Librarianship
We're joined this week by Rebecca, a public librarian and former prison librarian to talk about her experience working in a state prison library. https://twitter.com/britlitgeek Items mentioned: Abolitionist Library Association Increasing Access to Quality Educational Resources to Support Higher Education in Prison Advancing Technological Equity for Incarcerated College Students Outside and In: Services for People Impacted By Incarceration J Pay drafts update https://twitter.com/ChrisWBlackwell/status/1432726185201389574
Thu, September 23, 2021
028 - Game Preservation is not Poggers feat. All Gamers Are Bastards
This week we’re joined by Kay and Kyle from the All Gamers Are Bastards podcast. We’re talking about video game preservation, modes of production, piracy, and, of course, Boss Baby. https://twitter.com/kayandskittles https://www.youtube.com/c/KayAndSkittles https://twitter.com/laborkyle https://www.youtube.com/c/laborkyle https://twitter.com/agabpod Why Disco Elysium Is The Most Hopeful Game I've Ever Played (Feat. Laborkyle) Readings https://twitter.com/aswatki1/status/1407120973900431360?s=20 Sony Thinks Cloud Gaming Can Eliminate Piracy (and Consoles) The Expanded DMCA Exemption for Video Game Preservation Grants a Small Victory Amidst the Seventh Triennial Rulemaking PS3 and PS4 games about to become unplayable
Thu, September 09, 2021
027 - Intellectual Fweedom (no steppy)
We got Sam back on to talk about intellectual freedom and give us our regular Canada Library Shenanigans update. https://www.spopowich.ca/blog/irreversible-damage https://www.spopowich.ca/blog/irreversible-damage-part-two https://www.spopowich.ca/blog/the-populism-of-intellectual-freedom https://litwinbooks.com/books/in-solidarity/ Sam’s twitter: https://twitter.com/redlibrarian
Thu, September 02, 2021
026 - Vocational Awe and Christianity
This week we’re joined by Fobazi Ettarh to talk about the religious underpinnings of vocational awe. https://twitter.com/Fobettarh fobettarh@gmail.com https://fobaziettarh.com/ #GiveFobaziAJob References: The original paper on vocational awe: Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe Anne Helen Petersen talks more about vocational awe here: vocational awe Tweet about religiosity: https://haha!twitter.com/Fobettarh/status/1432003244289630208?s=20 Germinal paper on protestant work ethic, for background (not necessary to know): The protestant work ethic as a cultural phenomenon Kathi Weeks, The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries Shorter article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1095796014526859 Article about the problems with the “do what you love” framework: In The Name of Love by Miya Tokumitsu How the professional and upper classes have turned work into a religious identity: Workism is Making Americans Miserable by Derek Thompson
Thu, August 19, 2021
025 - Graphic Medicine
This week we’re joined by Matthew Noe to talk about graphic medicine! https://twitter.com/NoetheMatt Graphic Medicine Manifesto Introduction - this is probably the most important of these for background https://www.graphicmedicine.org/ - probably worth just clicking around, seeing what the org is up to Essential Graphic Medicine: An Annotated Bibliography - ALA funded project. The project description briefly touches on one of my big things: the risk of canonization Mapping the Use of Comics in Health Education: A Scoping Review of the Graphic Medicine Literature Pawpaganda https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1426302296334520320?s=20 Free Comic Book Day https://abc7ny.com/10957902/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_TW&taid=611c41f0ced6e00001763b50&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter Aaron David Lewis: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/resources/liaison-program/comics-studies/
Thu, August 12, 2021
024 - Dead Presidents
We’re talking presidential libraries. What are they, what are they for, how do Twitter? Visit Presidential Libraries and Museums | National Archives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_library#List_of_presidential_libraries This American Life 424: Kid Politics Welcome to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum | Harry S. Truman What's That Building? The Warehouse Storing Papers For Barack Obama's Presidential Library Sears’ Headquarters Was Supposed to Turn a Sleepy Suburb Into a Boomtown. It Never Happened. Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas
Sat, August 07, 2021
023 - Read and Let Read
This week we’re joined by AJ Boston to talk about his Read and Let Read proposal for scholarly journal articles. We also talk about consortial approaches to publishing, the new UKRI open access policy, Carrie’s formative experiences with Alvin and the Chipmunks, and 9/11. https://twitter.com/AJ_Boston Twitter thread on Read and Let Read: https://twitter.com/AJ_Boston/status/1393288071836094464 Dave Ghamandi fragments on scholarly communications: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:35125/ UKRI announces new Open Access Policy – UKRI
Thu, August 05, 2021
022 - Nonfiction Comics
Repeat guest! We’re joined by Matthew Murray of the Book Club for Masochists podcast to talk about nonfiction comics. What are they even for in libraries? Was Full House a comic book? Find out on this exciting episode of librarypunk. http://bookclub4m.com https://twitter.com/bookclub4m https://twitter.com/MidniteLibrary Articles on collection development for graphic novels Collection development for graphic novels in academic libraries: results of a national survey Graphic Novels: Collecting, Cataloging and Outreach in an Academic Library. Japanese manga in translation and American graphic novels: A re-examination of the collections in 36 academic libraries ten years later Things mentioned: Global Webcomics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Reality-Based_Work
Thu, July 29, 2021
021 - QZAP
This week we’re talking with Milo from the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) to talk about what the most goth holiday is. Along the way we talk about zines, metadata for zines, DIY, fairies, and butts. https://qzap.org/v9/index.php https://twitter.com/qzap https://www.instagram.com/queerzines/
Sat, July 24, 2021
020 - Proprietary formats, a podcast where we will yell at you
This week we’re talking with John Fink about open standards (a little bit) and open source (a lot) in libraries. Also libertarians. John’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/adr John’s internet famous presentation: Stop Using Proprietary Document Formats; A Lightning Talk Where I Will Yell At You Article we read (post-print): https://asu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346.1/36134/PDF_Proof2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Thu, July 15, 2021
019 - I Simp for Concrete
We’re talking buildings! Are you ready for some Brutalism? Learn about the trauma room at SPL, the joys of concrete, and Jay’s ideas for hate scissoring fanfic. Library lists Beautiful Libraries Around the World Every Booklover Should Visit The World's Most Beautiful Libraries | Condé Nast Traveler The 20 most beautiful libraries in the U.S. The 25 Most Beautiful Libraries in America Best Libraries in the World - Ranking The Top 35 Best Libraries in The World | Coolest Libraries 2020 Visit 28 of the Best Libraries in the World The Case For Saving Atlanta's Ugliest Library National Library of Kosovo – Pristina, Kosovo Readings How Andrew Carnegie Built the Architecture of American Literacy 11 replies on “Grate Job, Guys: Cornell Fine Arts Library Privileges Architecture Over People” Carrie’s post on library furniture: https://seadoubleyew.com/598/the-librarys-furniture/ Ending music: https://pixabay.com/music/metal-ultra-metal-253/
Thu, July 08, 2021
018 - Sacred Titties
Movie night! We’re watching The Name of the Rose (1986) about a mystery in an abbey that has scriptoriums, lost books, and twinks. Missing Eco: On Reading "The Name of the Rose" as Library Criticism https://libraryofbabel.info/
Thu, July 01, 2021
017 - Technoprivacolutionism
We’re talking about surveillance, ubiquitous computing, AI, printer problems, and labor with this week’s guest Callan (eminencefont). https://twitter.com/eminencefont Outback Wish House https://bkfst.org/ Users at the Center of Everything: Service Design in Rapidly Changing Libraries Responding to Rapid Change in Libraries: A User Experience Approach | ALA Store Articles and other links Goodbye, ALA | At The Intersection https://seadoubleyew.com/630/maintaining-curation-lessons-from-an-ipod-in-2021/ https://abolitionistlibraryassociation.org/ Critical Library Performativity: Toward Progressive Change in Academic Library Management and Organizations https://cjal.ca/index.php/capal/article/view/34402 Allied Media Conference: AMC2022 Defend Dissent – Open Textbook https://www.versobooks.com/books/3717-automation-and-the-future-of-work https://twitter.com/lib_rev https://libraryfreedom.org/
Thu, June 24, 2021
016 - Wherefore MLS, or, Degrees for Exceptional Women
This week we’re talking about the history of the MLS degree, why do we do it, and how does it exacerbate all those pesky contradictions that keep dialecting off themselves? Draft 6: Radical Empathy Report Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex Harris, R. M. (1992). Librarianship : the erosion of a woman’s profession. Ablex Pub. Corp. https://www.worldcat.org/title/librarianship-the-erosion-of-a-womans-profession/oclc/25832854/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true http://mauraseale.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Seale-Mirza-Empty-Presence-final-manuscript.pdf
Thu, June 17, 2021
015 - Snake Science
This week we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sokal Affair by talking about academic hoaxes. What are they? What qualifies as a hoax? Will the Leather Archives be our next guest on the podcast? Find out! All hail the snake science. The “grievance studies” hoax does not reveal what its authors think. Editor response to Sokal http://linguafranca.mirror.theinfo.org/9607/mst.html https://twitter.com/dwschieber/status/1047497301021798400 Opinion: I Published a Fake Paper in a 'Peer-Reviewed' Journal Please Commit More Blatant Academic Fraud (jacobbuckman.com) https://twitter.com/450Movement "Robo-snakes" by jurvetson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Thu, June 10, 2021
014 - Manga
This week we’re talking with Matthew Murray, co-host of the Book Club for Masochists podcast, about manga in libraries! We covered a lot of ground so shonen jump in! https://twitter.com/MidniteLibrary https://bookclub4m.libsyn.com/ Links referenced: Ohio Lawmakers Attempt to Ban Anime Book, Author Susan J. Napier Responds The Plight of Translation In America - In 2018 47 books were translated from Japanese into English (this number does not include manga or light novels) Manga in Libraries: Why Manga? Mangasplaining podcast YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens GNCRT’s Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List GNCRT’s Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List Manga Plus
Thu, June 03, 2021
013 - Anarchivists
This week we’re joined by Mark Matienzo to talk about archives access, mousework, digitization gig economics, and skin suits. Mark’s Sourcery post: https://matienzo.org/2021/on-sourcery-or-the-enclosure-of-remote-access/ Caswell/Cifor article Mark mentions: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/687705/pdf Mark’s Twitter: @anarchivist Mark’s Bandcamp: https://blacktent.bandcamp.com
Thu, May 20, 2021
012 - PORN
We’re finally at the porn episode! Bri Watson is here to talk about all things libraries and porn: metadata, collections, web filtering, Mormons, and more! NYT video: ype=vhs&version=vhs-heading&module=vhs®ion=title-area&cview=true&t=4'>https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000004108501/x-rated-at-the-library.html?action=click>ype=vhs&version=vhs-heading&module=vhs®ion=title-area&cview=true&t=4 http://homosaurus.org/ http://www.brimwats.com/ Charitable Non Profit | SWAN Vancouver Society | British Columbia AI porn TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMetpXWce/
Thu, May 13, 2021
011 - Preserving Gamer Rights
This week we’re joined by Mitchell Zemil from the documentary series Preserving Worlds on Means.tv! We talk about the series, gender online, preserving and interacting in open and closed online spaces, and material/virtual worlds. https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds A.L.T. Doom WAD article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/paq5bz/alt-doom-mod-stalker https://twitter.com/MitchellZemil https://twitter.com/DerekLMurphy
Thu, April 29, 2021
010 - Information Shitteracy
This week we’re talking disinformation and misinformation. Also we feature a new segment! Diary of a wimpy kid getting arrested Santa Monica Library Branch to Reopen Under Self-Service Model - SM Mirror Moving Forward, critically (handbook): Critical Disinformation Studies librarypunk on twitter.
Thu, April 22, 2021
009 - Movie time
This week we talk about library worker representation in media! Movies, webcomics, TV, and more! Study Finds Librarian Saying "Shh" Directly to Camera Still Most Effective Music Video Element for Conveying Pop-Punk Bands' Distaste for Authority Perceptions of a Profession: Librarians and Stereotypes in Online Videos 16 Great Library Scenes in Film Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian Cover image: "Day 12 - Jan 12: Madame Librarian" by Paul Howard Photo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Sun, April 11, 2021
008 - Making spaces
This week we’re joined by temporary replacement Jay, Peter Woods, to talk about makerspaces, Maker (™) movements, gender, and education. We also get into who would be the best nu-metal library rockstar. You can follow Peter on Twitter at @PeterJWoodsPhD . His DIY Peloton stream https://www.twitch.tv/xpelotonx . (PDF) (Re)making Whiteness: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Equity-Based Maker Literature Articles Peter referenced: Funds of knowledge and discourses and hybrid space Creating Hybrid Spaces for Engaging School Science Among Urban Middle School Girls Stem-Rich Maker Learning: Designing for Equity with Youth of Color DIY Skateparks as temporary disruptions to neoliberal cities: informal learning through micropolitical making Weird makerspace cult Jay wanted to talk about https://lassonde.utah.edu/studios/ Image credit: "Milwaukee Makerspace at the 2011 Frolics Parade" by plural is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Sun, April 04, 2021
007 - Transmorpher Agreements
CONTENT WARNING: We briefly mention events at Charlottesville during Unite the Right. We are joined by Dave @saggiotipo to talk about so-called transformative agreements. What are they? How to they affect everything in the library? We get into the specifics of the University of California deal (as far as we have them). Read Dave’s musings prior to the UC announcement here: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:35125/ Ginny Steel criticism in 2016: https://www.library.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/Ginny-Steel_open-letter_OA2020-PIF_October-2016_0.pdf Full UC MOU with Elsevier here: https://ucsf.app.box.com/s/gb2zj4dmk3h11p4munjvt9gsvtxr84qw And UC’s description of their deal: https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/uc-publisher-relationships/elsevier-oa-agreement/#basics We also answer a superfan’s question! So keep writing in on Twitter @librarypunk.
Sun, March 14, 2021
006 - Commulism
This episode we are joined by Sam Popowich to talk about ideology, specifically the liberal kind, and how it permeates libraries and library workers. We also talk dual power, and ask if libraries would exist after the revolution? Plus we finally talk about anime again. Buy Sam’s book: Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship: A Marxist Approach. Follow Sam on Twitter, @redlibrarian More to read: Professionalism and Labour Aristocracy The Social Theory of Neutrality — Sam Popowich
Sun, March 07, 2021
005 - career>path ft. Luisa Díez
CONTENT WARNING: We discuss stories of people involved in 9/11 and its aftermath. We’re joined by anthropologist Luisa Díez to talk about labor in museums and libraries, navigating college, winding career paths, and specifically the 9/11 museum where Luisa worked for six years. Luisa and Carrie also get into what makes a good museum experience. Follow Luisa at @luisadieznuts on Twitter and her podcast Why You Mad . Warm up article: https://themarkup.org/news/2021/03/02/major-universities-are-using-race-as-a-high-impact-predictor-of-student-success
Sun, February 28, 2021
004 - copywrong - fair use edition
It's Fair Use Week! We talk about copyright, music, movies, and gay porn. Find out what AFAB really means, how to behave in Kmart, and why library workers are not cops. Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime's 'Santeria' to Avoid Being Live-streamed?
Sun, February 21, 2021
003 - LearningAnalytics.js
We're joined by Dorothea Salo to talk about learning analytics! Learn more about the Data Doubles project at https://datadoubles.org Add your pay: https://bit.ly/libsal THE BIO BUTTON: https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-surveilled-student
Sun, February 07, 2021
002 - open.access
This episode we talk about butts, boob windows, and open access.
Wed, February 03, 2021
001 - Pr1va-C
Welcome to the premiere of the top rated library worker podcast! We talk about privacy, vendor agreements, and fascism.
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